"arborist" meaning in English

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      "roman": "arboríst",
      "sense": "one who practices arboriculture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "арбори́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "arborístka",
      "sense": "one who practices arboriculture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "арбори́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "one who practices arboriculture",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arboricultor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "one who practices arboriculture",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "arboricultora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "one who practices arboriculture",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arborist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "arborist"
}