husbandman
husbandman · husbandmen
A person who raises crops and tends animalsA person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer
/ˈhəzbəndmən/
» The husbandmen who ploughed those places, shrunk from the great worms abounding there.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)A person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer
a male person who operates a farm
Examples
3 sentencesThe husbandmen who ploughed those places, shrunk from the great worms abounding there.
And again she gave birth, to his brother Abel. And Abel was a shepherd, and Cain a husbandman.
And when they were grown up, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a husbandman: but Jacob, a plain man, dwelt in tents.
Origin
From Middle English husbandman, husbondman, equivalent to husband + -man.From Middle English husbandman, husbondman, equivalent to husband + -man.
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Forms
plural: husbandmen| Singular | husbandman |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular