Added 10 October 2026 gardner noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about gardner at Wordnik → Where our words come from → United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924). Writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970). Related Words: medwingartnererleavagardenergardinerwentworthhansergroundskeepergreenskeeperhorticulturisthorticulturalist Back to today's word