agronomistn.
/əˈɡrɒnəmɪst/, U.S. /əˈɡrɑnəməst/ An expert or specialist in agronomy or agronomics. Cf. agronome n.
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the world > food and drink > farming > farmer > [noun] > farming scientist
geoponist1716
agricolist1753
agronome1776
agronomist1799
agriculturist1813
agriculturalist1854
agrologist1907
agro-economist1930
agrotechnologist1953
agrometeorologist1960
cereologist1990
1799 Observ. Polit. State Continent iv. 23 I believe the opinion of Mr. Young, and other experienced agronomists, to be founded on prudence.
1818 Monthly Rev. 87 App. 480 No Roman agronomist..ever mentions a harvest so husbanded.
1868 Daily News 4 Sept. Certain agronomists are of opinion that there is a great advantage in reaping corn before its complete maturity.
1921 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 8 333 The work previously done on the classification of varieties of crop plants..has been the separate product of..botanists and agronomists.
1958 Life 19 May 88/3 (advt.) Under the direction of experienced agronomists, over 50 different grasses and weeds are grown and studied.
2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) ix. 281 On steep slopes New Guineans..removed excess water by the vertical drains that aroused the agronomist's ire.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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