apiarist

Noun

apiarist (plural apiarists)

1. beekeeper
   • Some late and very curious experiments, however, of M. Huber, one of the most celebrated apiarists in Europe, have shewn that the pollen has no share whatever in the formation of wax; but that this substance is produced indiscriminately from honey, sugar, or any other saccharine matter, which...1815, Edward T. W. Polehampton, The Gallery of Nature and Art, page 310
   • In addition to this there are, within the borders of the United States, thousands of good locations for the apiarist — forest, prairie, swamp, and mountain regions — where agriculture has not yet gained a foothold, either because of remoteness from markets or the uninviting character of soil or...1905, “Bee keeping”, in Farmers' Bulletin, number 59, page 9