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pumpkineer

pumpkineer noun: one who grows giant pumpkins, generally for the purpose of entering contests.

Noun

pumpkineer (plural pumpkineers)

  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

Forms of pumpkineer

pluralpumpkineers

Origin of pumpkineer

From pumpkin + -eer.

Questions about pumpkineer

What does pumpkineer mean?
Pumpkineer means one who grows giant pumpkins, generally for the purpose of entering contests.
What part of speech is pumpkineer?
Pumpkineer is a noun.
What is the plural of pumpkineer?
The plural of pumpkineer is pumpkineers.

Words near pumpkineer in the dictionary

  1. pumpkin-headed
  2. pumpkin-on-a-stick
  3. pumpkin-pie spice
  4. pumpkin-spice latte
  5. pumpkin-spice lattes
  6. pumpkineer
  7. pumpkineers
  8. pumpking
  9. pumpkingill
  10. pumpkingills
  11. pumpkings

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