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market gardener
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌmɑː.kɪt ˈɡɑː.dən.ər/ us /ˌmɑːr.kɪt ˈɡɑːr.dən.ɚ/(UStruck farmer)
someone who grows fruit and vegetables on a small farm and sells them to the public: （以供应市场为目的的）蔬果农场主
Farmers and market gardeners have been badly affected by the drought.农民和蔬果农场主受到了干旱的严重影响。
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Many successful home gardeners eventually become market gardeners, offering their produce for sale.
Market gardeners often use artificial light and dark cloths to adjust the length of the night and so persuade plants to flower at unnatural times of the year.
He refused to do military service and holed up at the farm of a market gardener in the Gironde.
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