woolgrower

[ wool-groh-er ]

noun

1. a person who raises sheep or other animals for the production of wool.

woolgrower

/ ˈwʊlˌɡrəʊə /

noun

1. a person who keeps sheep for their wool

Derived Forms

• ˈwoolˌgrowing, nounadjective

Other Words From

• woolgrowing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolgrower¹

First recorded in 1800–10; wool + grower

Example Sentences

As to the precious metals it might turn out that what had been found was only an earnest of what was to follow; but there could be no doubt that Australia was to be the woolgrower of the whole world, and that it would grow cotton to feed all the mills of England.

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