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plowwoman

plowwoman

8.2
A woman who turns and prepares the soil in fields with animals or machines
  • noun
  • /ˈplaʊˌwʊmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : mujer labradora
  • The plowwoman guided the horses steadily across the field at sunrise.

Examples

  • A skilled plowwoman uses a tractor to prepare the fields for planting corn.

  • The plowwoman worked tirelessly in the fields.

  • In the photograph, a determined plowwoman is working the land after a rainstorm.

  • Stories about the hardworking plowwomen of the village have been passed down for generations.

  • She is a skilled plowwoman in her community.

  • The plowwoman worked hard to ensure that the soil was ready for the spring planting season.

  • In the early morning, the plowwoman can be seen tilling the land with her draft horses.

Synonyms

plower
vsplowwoman
  • Archaic
1 5.6

A person who turns soil with a tool to prepare fields for planting

refers specifically to a female person rather than any gender

How Skilled

plowwoman
  • Archaic
8.2
farmhand
8 3.0

Surface Forms

plowwoman singular
plowwomen plural

Morphology

plowwoman = plow + woman (transparent) = plow + woman

Clear compound of 'plow' and 'woman' meaning 'a woman who plows'; meaning is directly inferable from components.

Etymology

Plowwoman is a simple compound of plow, meaning 'a tool for turning the soil', and woman, so it names a woman who works the fields with a plow — picture her guiding the plow across the earth to turn the soil.