Definition
A person who repairs and maintains hedges, often using traditional metalworking tools to create or fix hedge-related equipment.
Etymology
From Middle English 'hegge' (hedge) combined with 'smith' (a skilled worker in metal), following the pattern of occupational surnames like 'blacksmith' or 'goldsmith.' The term emerged in agricultural communities where hedges were essential landscape features.
Kelly Says
This is a real historical occupational title from medieval England—hedges were so important to farming that specialized workers existed just to keep them functional. Today it's a perfect example of how extinct jobs reveal what ancient societies valued.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግር ሰራተኛ
e-gir se-ra-te-n-ya
ARالعربية
صانع السياج
sa-an-e-l-si-yaaj
BNবাংলা
পাখিপাল
pa-khi-pal
CACatalà
fabricant de tanques
fa-bri-kant de tan-kes
CSČeština
štítkař
štít-kar
DADansk
hegnmager
hegn-ma-ger
DEDeutsch
Heckenbauer
he-ken-bau-er
ELΕλληνικά
καρφιάρης
kar-fia-rees
ESEspañol
cerrajero
ser-ra-he-roh
FAفارسی
سازنده حصار
sa-zadeh ha-sar
FISuomi
aita-mies
ai-ta-mies
FRFrançais
forgeron
for-zhuh-noh
GUGU
આંગણા કારીગર
a-ng-na ka-ri-gar
HAHA
ma'aikaciyar tsayyar
ma-ai-ka-ci-yar tsay-yar
HEעברית
מעצב גדרות
me-a-tzav ge-de-rot
HIहिन्दी
झाड़ीकार
jha-ad-ee-kaar
HUMagyar
kerítéskészítő
ker-i-tés-keszítő
IDBahasa Indonesia
tukang pagar
tu-kang pa-gar
IGIG
onye na-eme ihe
oh-nye na-e-me i-he
ITItaliano
falegname
fa-leh-gna-meh
JA日本語
生垣職人
iki-gaki-shokunin
KKKK
саусақ жасаушы
sa-usaq ja-sau-shy
KMKM
បណ្តាញ ប្រាក់
ban-da-an pra-ak
KO한국어
울타리 제작자
ul-tari je-jak-ja
MRMR
काळाचे कामगार
ka-la-che ka-ma-ga-ar
MSBahasa Melayu
pembina pagar
pem-bi-na pa-gar
MYမြန်မာ
စိမ်းစိမ်း တူ Händen
se-in-se-in tu hen-den
NLNederlands
haagmaker
haag-ma-ker
NONorsk
hegnmaker
hegn-ma-ker
PAPA
Hedge-smith
Hed-zhee-smith
PLPolski
tworcz ogrodzenia
tvorech oh-ro-zhen-ya
PTPortuguês
fazendário
fa-zen-da-ree-oh
RUРусский
обрезчик
oh-brez-chik
SVSvenska
häckärä
häck-rä
SWKiswahili
mfanyakazi wa uzio
m-fa-nyaka-zi wa u-zio
TAதமிழ்
கோபுரம்
go-pu-ram
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి
chee-ka-ti
THไทย
ช่างทำรั้ว
chaang tam raew
TLTL
tagapangalaga ng bakod
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga ng ba-kod
TRTürkçe
sarmaşık ustası
sar-mashik oo-stah-si
UKУкраїнська
колючник
ko-lyu-chnik
URاردو
بُنڈی ساز
bun-dee sa-az
VITiếng Việt
người thợ rào
ngoo-ee tho-rào
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀rọ
oh-mo eh-ro
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqesha
oo-mu-ntu o-qe-ke-sha