'applegrower' originates from Modern English, specifically a compound of 'apple' and 'grower' (the agent noun formed from 'grow' + '-er').

'apple' changed from Old English word 'æppel' (from Proto-Germanic '*ap(a)laz') and eventually became the modern English word 'apple'. 'grower' comes from the verb 'grow' (Old English 'grōwan') with the agent suffix '-er' to indicate 'one who grows'.

Initially the elements separately meant 'apple' (the fruit/tree) and 'one who grows'; over time they were compounded into 'applegrower' to denote specifically a person or business that cultivates apples.