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plowman

noun

  1. user of a plow
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈplaʊ.mən/

name

  1. A surname originating as an occupation for a plowman.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plow + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman.

  1. A man who plows land with a plow.

    A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen.