husbandman

[ huhz-buhnd-muhn ]

noun

, plural hus·band·men.

1. a farmer.

husbandman

/ ˈhʌzbəndmən /

noun

1. a farmer

Word History and Origins

Origin of husbandman¹

First recorded in 1300–50, husbandman is from the Middle English word husbondeman. See husband, man

Example Sentences

And Juda and all his cities shall dwell therein together: the husbandman and they that drive the flocks.

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Vegetables dash out of the husbandman's garden to reappear at the city market.

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In art he is commonly represented in the costume of a husbandman sowing seeds.

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How are the cities, towns, and villages in those States to grow if so large a portion of the land is closed to the husbandman?

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Their view was bounded by the shores of Ireland or when they cast a glance abroad it was as the husbandman observes the clouds.

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