Meaning & use
tree surgeon
A professional trained to prune, treat, and remove trees to keep them healthy and safe.
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A tree surgeon climbed the old oak to remove a branch that was rotting from the inside.
After the storm, we hired a tree surgeon to assess whether the leaning elm could be saved.
A note on using this word
Tree surgeon is the everyday British term; arborist is more common in American English and in professional certification.
Words with a similar meaning
arborist
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