landman
- noun
- /ˈlændˌmæn/
- Archaic
:
campesino
- The landman tended to his crops every day.
Examples
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Unlike the sailors, he was a true landman who knew every field and harvest season.
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In the past, a landman would rarely travel far from his home village.
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The old landman shared stories of harvests and village life with the children.
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Many landmen in the region still use traditional farming methods.
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The old landman shared stories of harvests and village life with the children.
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Many landmen in the region still use traditional farming methods.
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In the past, a landman would rarely travel far from his home village.
Synonyms
898
1.0
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
157
3.5
A person who works on land for a living, usually on a small farm
9
2.0
A person who owns or works on a small farm to grow food
7
6.9
A person who moves to empty land and works it so the government lets them own it
3
3.7
A farmer who rents land from a landowner instead of owning it
3
9.9
A man who owned and farmed his land below the local upper class
1
3.8
A man who lives in the countryside, often near farms
1
9.4
A person who works a very small farm often in Scotland or northern England
1
8.9
A man who lives and works on land, not at sea
1
9.9
A man who grows crops and looks after animals on a farm
A woman who lives and works on a farm or in the countryside
A woman who lives on and works a farm growing crops or caring for animals
A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Landman is made of land ('land') and man ('person'), and long ago it simply meant a person who lived on or worked the land. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a farmer or countryman who knows every field, which is why it can mean a person who works the land.