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vintner

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈvɪntnɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɪntnə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V IH1 N T N ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A seller of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winemerchant

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A manufacturer of wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winemaker

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who makes wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winemaker, wine maker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maker, shaper

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who sells wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: wine merchant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchant, merchandiser

History

Etymology

From Middle English vyntener, variant of viniter, from Old French vineter, vinetier (“wine-merchant, grape-harvester”), from Medieval Latin vīnētārius (“wine dealer”), from vīnētum (“vineyard”), from vīnum (“wine”).

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: винар (vinar) — seller of wine
  • Bulgarian: търговец на вино (tǎrgovec na vino) — seller of wine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葡萄酒商人 (pútáojiǔ shāngrén) — seller of wine
  • Czech: obchodník s vínem — seller of wine
  • Finnish: viininmyyjä — seller of wine
  • Finnish: viinikauppias — seller of wine
  • French: négociant en vins — seller of wine
  • Galician: arrieiro — seller of wine
  • German: Weinhändler — seller of wine
  • German: Weinhändlerin — seller of wine
  • Hungarian: borkereskedő — seller of wine
  • Japanese: ワイン商人 (wain shōnin) — seller of wine
  • Macedonian: ви́нар (vínar) — seller of wine
  • Macedonian: ви́нарка (vínarka) — seller of wine
  • Macedonian: винотр́говец (vinotŕgovec) — seller of wine
  • Middle English: vyntener — seller of wine
  • Middle English: viniter — seller of wine
  • Polish: winiarz — seller of wine
  • Russian: виноторго́вец (vinotorgóvec) — seller of wine
  • Ottoman Turkish: شرابجی (şarabcı) — seller of wine
  • Ukrainian: виноторго́вець (vynotorhóvecʹ) — seller of wine
  • Bulgarian: винар (vinar) — manufacturer of wine
  • Bulgarian: производител на вино (proizvoditel na vino) — manufacturer of wine
  • Czech: vinař — manufacturer of wine
  • Dutch: wijnboer — manufacturer of wine
  • Dutch: wijndruiventeler — manufacturer of wine
  • Dutch: wijngaardenier — manufacturer of wine
  • Finnish: viinintuottaja — manufacturer of wine
  • Finnish: viinintekijä — manufacturer of wine
  • Franco-Provençal: vignolánt — manufacturer of wine
  • Franco-Provençal: vigneron — manufacturer of wine
  • Franco-Provençal: vignaron — manufacturer of wine
  • French: vinificateur — manufacturer of wine
  • French: vigneron — manufacturer of wine
  • Galician: adegueiro — manufacturer of wine
  • Galician: viticultor — manufacturer of wine
  • German: Winzer — manufacturer of wine
  • German: Winzerin — manufacturer of wine
  • Greek: οινοποιός (oinopoiós) — manufacturer of wine
  • Ancient Greek: οἰνοποιός (oinopoiós) — manufacturer of wine
  • Hungarian: bortermelő — manufacturer of wine
  • Hungarian: szőlőtermelő — manufacturer of wine
  • Hungarian: borász — manufacturer of wine
  • Hungarian: szőlősgazda — manufacturer of wine
  • Hungarian: borosgazda — manufacturer of wine
  • Italian: vinificatore — manufacturer of wine
  • Macedonian: ви́нар (vínar) — manufacturer of wine
  • Macedonian: ви́нарка (vínarka) — manufacturer of wine
  • Polish: winogrodnik — manufacturer of wine
  • Polish: winiarz — manufacturer of wine
  • Portuguese: vinicultor — manufacturer of wine
  • Romanian: viticultor — manufacturer of wine
  • Russian: виноде́л (vinodél) — manufacturer of wine
  • Spanish: vinatero — manufacturer of wine
  • Ottoman Turkish: شرابجی (şarabcı) — manufacturer of wine
  • Ukrainian: виноро́б (vynorób) — manufacturer of wine
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