Save Gender Feminine Usage Astronomy Pronounced Pron. /vɪn.diː.mi.ˈeɪ.trɪks/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsVindemiator Meaning & History Means "(female) grape harvester" in Latin. This is the name of the third brightest star in the constellation Virgo, and is so named because it rises in early autumn, the beginning of the wine harvesting season.