Definition of "apiarist" [a•pi•a•rist]

• One who keeps bees, specifically one who cares for and raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. Also called beekeeper. (noun)

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• "Parivartan Sharma/Reuters An apiarist collected honey from a beehive in Madalpur village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Wednesday."
• "Then there was the case of the agonized apiarist: "My bees have swarmed away from their hive," he or she wrote on a Laurel Canyon email list."
• "Notice this reckless new breed of urban apiarist doesn't even wear a beekeeping suit, which I suppose is the equivalent of riding brakeless."