husbandman

[ huhz-buh nd-muh n ]

/ ˈhʌz bənd mən /

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noun, plural hus·band·men.

a farmer.

Words nearby husbandman

husain, husayn ʿalī mīrzā, husb., husband, husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, husein ibn-ali, hush, hush money, hush puppy

Origin of husbandman

First recorded in 1300–50, husbandman is from the Middle English word husbondeman. See husband, man¹

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Examples from the Web for husbandman

Husbandry disappeared almost entirely, and with husbandry the husbandman.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon
The husbandman has to wait long for his crop: and the physician has to wait long for the recovery of his patient.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again|Joseph Barker
Dear Husbandman, do thine own will, only make us bear much fruit, that thou mayest be glorified.
Journal of a Residence at Bagdad|Anthony Groves
In 1638 other lots were set off to Thomas Lincoln, the husbandman, and to Stephen, his brother.
Abraham Lincoln, Vol. I.|John T. Morse

He's the husbandman of all life; without him the world would be depopulated in three years.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for husbandman

husbandman

/ (ˈhʌzbəndmən) /

noun plural -men

a farmer

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husbandman

noun, plural hus·band·men.

Words related to husbandman

Words nearby husbandman

Origin of husbandman

Examples from the Web for husbandman

British Dictionary definitions for husbandman

noun plural -men