pumpkineer

noun

pumpkineer

noun

Etymology From pumpkin + -eer.

1

One who grows giant pumpkins, generally for the purpose of entering contests.

Last year's winner weighed in at 604.5 pounds, grown by a Vermont pumpkineer.1988 October 8, John Spears, “Rival groups weigh in for gold in Nova Scotia pumpkin patch”, in Toronto Star:

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