sericulturist; silk grower; silkworm raiser
A person who raises silkworms and produces silk, typically as an occupation. The term is straightforward and domain-specific.
He comes from a long line of sericulturists.
Sericulturists spend a lot of time caring for silkworms.
Compound of 養蚕 (sericulture) and 家 (specialist, practitioner). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for occupational terms.