hiver

H4I1V4E1R1

noun

One who collects bees into a hive.

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Meanings

nounhiver (plural hivers)

plural hivers

  1. One who collects bees into a hive.

    The hiver must have his face and hands defended, as above-mentioned, and accompanied by a person holding a chafing-dish, with a coal fire, covered with moist peat, to make the greater smoke […]

    1820, A. B. Herbert, A. P. Beresford, Alexander Dedekind, Of Bees, page 516

Origin

From hive + -er.

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APA

hiver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiver

MLA

“hiver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiver. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiver,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiver.

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