apiarian

An apiarist; a beekeeper.

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.

Origin

First attested as an adjective in 1801 and as a noun in 1858; formed by suffixing either English apiary or its etymon, Latin apiārium, with English -an.

Noun

  1. An apiarist; a beekeeper.

Forms

apiarians