husbandman
noun
a farmer.
husbandmen
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pluralof husbandman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In due course he called forth “a grand army of husbandmen … to battle against the timberless prairies,” and on April 10, 1872, established the first Arbor Day.
From Slate ● May 25, 2020
Defeated in politics, he went exploring through South America, where he hit upon the idea of establishing a colony of U. S. husbandmen in Bolivia.
From Time Magazine Archive
President Hoover recalled Secretary of Agriculture Hyde from a western trip, announced that the Federal Government would "leave no stone unturned" to give assistance to stricken husbandmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since the Middle Ages sturdy husbandmen have grumbled at the tithes which thousands of them still have to pay to the Church of England.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the first rays of the sun gilded the tops of the date-trees, the Khaibar husbandmen left their strongholds to go in their gardens; their spades, pickaxes and baskets hanging from their shoulders.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
