husbandman

[ huhz-buhnd-muhn ]

/ ˈhʌz bənd mən /

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noun, plural hus·band·men.

a farmer.

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Origin of husbandman

First recorded in 1300–50, husbandman is from the Middle English word husbondeman.See husband, man

Words nearby husbandman

Husák, Husayn ʿAlī Mīrzā, husb., husband, husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, Husein ibn-Ali, hush, hushaby, hushed

How to use husbandman in a sentence

And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandman and they that drive the flocks.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Vegetables dash out of the husbandman's garden to reappear at the city market.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
In art he is commonly represented in the costume of a husbandman sowing seeds.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
How are the cities, towns, and villages in those States to grow if so large a portion of the land is closed to the husbandman?
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various

Their view was bounded by the shores of Ireland or when they cast a glance abroad it was as the husbandman observes the clouds.
The Evolution of Sinn Fein|Robert Mitchell Henry

British Dictionary definitions for husbandman

husbandman

/ (ˈhʌzbəndmən) /

noun plural -men

a farmer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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