seedsman

[ seedz-muhn ]

noun

, plural seeds·men.

1. a sower of seed.
2. a dealer in seed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seedsman¹

1585–95; seed + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

Not long afterwards, Noah was called in again to help enjoy a seedsman's catalogue.

From Project Gutenberg

But this restless Proteus masqueraded through a score of other characters—as seedsman, harvester, hedger and ditcher, etc.

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A United States seedsman evolved the idea of a perfect bean from his inner consciousness.

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Or he may contract with a seedsman to grow seed of the new variety for sale to the trade.

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I oughtn't to have let her thank you for those seedsman's catalogues; but I thought it couldn't do any harm.

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Related Words

• grower
• horticulturist