name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A man who tills the earth; a husbandman. obsolete

   "Good shepherd, good tillman, good Jack and good Gill, Make husband and huswife their coffers to fill"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

tiller

Example

More examples

"Good shepherd, good tillman, good Jack and good Gill, Make husband and huswife their coffers to fill"

Etymology

From Middle English tylman; equivalent to till + -man.

Related phrases

Tillman County

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