plowman

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plowman¹

  • /ˈplaʊ.mən/ UK

Rhymes with -aʊmən

Where it comes from

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

noun plowmen · ploughman

  1. A man who plows land with a plow. A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen.

Plowman²

proper noun Plowmans

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

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noun male plower

Españolarador
Portuguêsarador
Françaislaboureur
DeutschPflüger, Egger
Italianoaratore
Românăplugar, arător
Русскийпа́харь páxarʹ

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@misc{plowman_2026,
  title = {plowman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plowman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}