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husbandman

husbandman

1 9.9
A man who grows crops and looks after animals on a farm
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌzbəndmən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : agricultor
  • He was a merchant near Jerusalem and married my mother, the daughter of a poor husbandman.

Examples

  • Land is a matter for the husbandman or the farmer.

  • "Husband" has something to do with "husbandman," which has to do with nurturing and growing things.

    Blog text (15)

  • And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.

    Blog text (2)

  • The husbandman no longer had to stand guard to protect his flock and poultry yard from these destructive marauders, and the urban dweller gained a new degree of security when venturing forth beyond his city's walls.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The husbandman works diligently in the fields to grow crops for his family.

  • In the village, the husbandman is respected for his hard work and dedication to farming.

  • The husbandman tended to his animals and crops, ensuring a good harvest for the season.

Synonyms

farmer
vshusbandman
898 1.0

A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm

is the same role but marked as historical or literary in tone
landman
vshusbandman
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who lives and works on the land, like a farmer

focuses specifically on cultivating and managing a farm rather than general land work

How Skilled

husbandman
  • Archaic
1 9.9
smallholder
  • UK
1 5.8
farmhand
8 3.0

Surface Forms

husbandman singular
husbandmen plural

Morphology

husbandman = husband + man (opaque) = husband + man

The term 'husbandman' is not transparently derived from 'husband' and 'man' in the modern sense, as it refers to a farmer, not a married man.

Etymology

Husbandman comes from an old meaning of husband (from a word for house, 'house') and man ('person'), and the related word husbandry means 'care of the farm'. So a husbandman is a person who manages and works a farm.