A person who cultivates fruit plants professionally; a farmer who specializes in growing fruit crops.
Compound of 'fruit' and 'grower' (one who grows). This occupational term emerged with commercial agriculture in the 18th-19th centuries, combining two productive terms.
California's fruitgrowers in the 1800s transformed entire valleys into agricultural powerhouses by importing seeds, knowledge, and irrigation techniques from around the world. They were entrepreneurs, botanists, and engineers all in one.
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