market gardener
noun [ C ] uk/ˌmɑː.kɪt ˈɡɑː.dən.ər/ us/ˌmɑːr.kɪt ˈɡɑːr.dən.ɚ/ (US truck farmer)
（以供应市场为目的的）蔬果农场主
someone who grows fruit and vegetables on a small farm and sells them to the public
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。
See: market garden
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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.