landscaper

landscaper — noun

1. a person whose job is to plan, build, and take care of gardens, parks, and other

1.nounB1
Definition

a person whose job is to plan, build, and take care of gardens, parks, and other outdoor areas so they look attractive and natural.

Example

The Watanabe family hired a landscaper to redesign their small back garden with native plants and a stone path.

hired a landscaper to [do work]

After the storm, the city brought in landscapers to replant the flower beds and repair the walking paths.

plural: landscapers as a team

Common collocations
  • hire a landscaper
  • work as a landscaper
  • landscaper + company / team / service
Synonyms
  • gardener

    focuses on plant care and maintenance rather than design and construction

  • landscape architect

    more formal, usually requires a university degree and handles larger projects

  • groundskeeper

    looks after the outdoor areas of a single property such as a school or sports field

Common Mistakes

I need a landscaper to cut my grass every week.
I need a gardener to cut my grass every week.
a landscaper designs and builds outdoor spaces; a gardener mainly takes care of plants and lawns.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A landscaper plans and builds attractive outdoor spaces by arranging plants, paths, walls, and other features. A gardener mainly cares for plants — watering, weeding, and pruning. A groundskeeper looks after the grounds of a specific property such as a school or golf course. A horticulturist is a plant scientist who studies how to grow and care for plants. A landscape architect is similar to a landscaper but typically holds a formal degree and works on larger public or commercial projects. For example, you hire a landscaper to build a new patio and plant beds, but you call a gardener every two weeks to mow the lawn and trim the hedges.

gardener ↗groundskeeper ↗horticulturist ↗landscape architect

Common collocations

Nouns

Adverbs

Phrases

  • hire a landscaper
  • work as a landscaper
  • landscaper + company

Prepositions

Etymology

DutchEnglish

Landscaper comes from landscape (1600s, from Dutch landschap, meaning 'region' or 'tract of land') plus the suffix -er ('a person who does something'). The word landscape originally meant a painting of countryside scenery; by the 1700s it referred to the actual view of an area. The job title landscape gardener appeared in the 1800s, and landscaper is a shorter form that became common in the 1900s.