ploughman

esp US plowman

noun plural -men

a man who ploughs, esp using horses
any farm labourer

Derived Formsploughmanship or esp US plowmanship, noun

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Examples from the Web for ploughman

Historical Examples

But let Celebrity stand there and enjoy her hour; to-morrow the Ploughman will come.
The Book of Khalid
Ameen Rihani
Have you never seen one ploughman from the heights, or one shepherd from the valleys?
The Wisdom of Father Brown
G. K. Chesterton
I thought of ploughman Burns as I listened to blacksmith Burritt.
Captains of Industry
James Parton
Half an hour later he met a ploughman, riding one of his team to the fields.
A Final Reckoning
G. A. Henty
A ploughman who contrived to gallop ten miles for him did not get home for a week.
Auld Licht Idylls
J. M. Barrie

ploughman

esp US plowman

Examples from the Web for ploughman

Historical Examples

But let Celebrity stand there and enjoy her hour; to-morrow the Ploughman will come.

Have you never seen one ploughman from the heights, or one shepherd from the valleys?

I thought of ploughman Burns as I listened to blacksmith Burritt.

Half an hour later he met a ploughman, riding one of his team to the fields.

A ploughman who contrived to gallop ten miles for him did not get home for a week.