plowman

[ plou-muhn ]

/ ˈplaʊ mən /

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noun, plural plow·men.

a man who plows.

a farm laborer or a rustic.

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Origin of plowman

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at plow, -man

OTHER WORDS FROM plowman

plow·man·ship, noun

Words nearby plowman

plover, plow, plowback, plowboy, plow into, plowman, Plowright, plowshare, plow steel, plowter, plow under

How to use plowman in a sentence

In the early 1350s, for instance, the plowman William de Caburn got in trouble while looking for work.
Pandemics have long created labor shortages. Here’s why.|Spencer Strub|June 3, 2021|Washington Post
A comedy TV series entitled Beautiful People, produced by Jon Plowman, will debut on LOGO in May.
Dead Cool: Florence Foster Jenkins|Simon Doonan|July 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A comedy TV series titled Beautiful People , produced by Jon Plowman, will debut on LOGO in May.
Dead Cool: Anna May Wong|Simon Doonan|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A comedy TV series, Beautiful People , produced by Jon Plowman, will debut on LOGO in May.
Dead Cool: Madame Blavatsky|Simon Doonan|January 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST

A comedy TV series entitled Beautiful People , produced by Jon Plowman, will debut on LOGO in May.
Benjamin Disraeli: Dead Cool|Simon Doonan|September 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hours later, at about 1:30 a.m. the next day, Plowman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
New Charges: Melissa Huckaby Drugged People|Jennifer Wadsworth|May 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
"Yes, for the present; I am the plowman," he said, in the wish to let her know he was not a common hand.
Wayside Courtships|Hamlin Garland
In fact we may reckon Piers Plowman an instance of popular satire, though far superior to the rest.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Piers Plowman is indeed a satirist; but he plainly charges the monks with want of charity.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Piers Plowman, a few years later than Villani, speaks of a "chambre with a chimney" in which rich men usually dined.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
Piers Plowman discovered long ago that he couldn't "spede" far without money, neither can the Audubon Societies.
Bird Lore, Volume I--1899|Various