How to pronounce arborist
American English pronunciation
AR-ber-ist
- IPA
- /ˈɑɹbɚɪst/
- Syllables
- AR · ber · ist (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What arborist means
A tree expert who trims trees and keeps them healthy
In a sentence: An arborist climbed the old oak to trim its dead branches.
Where it comes from: It's built from arbor, from the Latin word for tree, plus -ist, an ending for a person who does a certain kind of work.
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