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

And wotsume’er the failings on his part, he were a corn and seedsman in his hart.”

From Literature

Simon Groot, a sixth generation seedsman, began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in 1981.

From Seattle Times

When I was searching for a cherry tomato that would ripen a whole truss of fruits uniformly, a seedsman told me not to bother.

From Washington Post

We had no shrub-sellers of importance in the eighteenth century; the garden lover turned wholly to the seedsman and bulb-grower for garden supplies, just as we do to-day to fill our old-fashioned gardens.

From Project Gutenberg

The seedsmen's advertisements do not, of course, enumerate all the parties have for sale, but it may be taken for granted that they keep nearly all kinds of grass, grain, and vegetable seeds.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• grower
• horticulturist