Husbandman

//ˈhəzbəndmən// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer dated

    "The xviii day of May in the fourth yeare of the Raigne of the kinge most excellent Monarche and in the year of our lord god 1606 I Thomas Knages of Lythe within the county of york husbandman sicke in body but whole in mynde and in perfect remembrance praised be to god do make and ordayne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following . . -"

  2. 2
    a male person who operates a farm wordnet

Synonyms

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agriculturistagronomistcropperfarmerfarmhandgrower

Example

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"And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents."

Etymology

From Middle English husbandman, husbondman, equivalent to husband + -man.

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