plowman

noun

Definition of plowmannext
as in farmer

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Recent Examples of plowman More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Best of all are Wood’s smooth undulant landscapes with their plowmen and spongy trees and infectious serenity. — New York Times, 10 May 2018 Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps. — Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025 Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023 The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883. — Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plowman
  1. farmer
  2. harvester
  3. cultivator
  4. reaper
  5. farmhand
  6. planter
  7. grower
  8. agriculturist
Noun
  • Kevin Costner is the Iowa farmer who hears strange voices and builds a ball field in his corn.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Over the last three years, farmers in California and Arizona have agreed to leave hay fields dry part of the year in exchange for federal payments.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
    — JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Definition of harvester
Noun
  • The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
    — Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • But the reaper kept knocking at Jamon’s door, and winking at his son.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Definition of reaper
Noun
  • The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
  • Case details Brewer, a farmhand, was convicted in the 1990 murder of an Amarillo flooring company owner.
    — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Definition of farmhand
Noun
  • Shop furniture and decor for every room, the best summer bedding, and outdoor essentials, like furniture, umbrellas, planters, and more.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Just remember that self-watering planters still need their reservoirs refilled regularly.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
Definition of planter
Noun
  • Now some are calling for the government to buy farmland from willing growers and leave that land dry.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • This provides a clearer framework for businesses and growers, despite significant public interest in commercial cutting sales.
    — Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of grower
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of agriculturist

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“Plowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plowman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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