tillman

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noun

A man who tills the earth; a husbandman.

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tiller
OriginMiddle English tylman →
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Meanings

tillman1

nountillman (plural tillmen)

plural tillmen

  1. obsoleteA man who tills the earth; a husbandman.

    Good shepherd, good tillman, good Jack and good Gill, Make husband and huswife their coffers to fill

    1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, →OCLC

    Synonyms: tiller

Tillman2

proper nounTillman (plural Tillmans)

plural Tillmans

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man who tills the earth; a husbandman.

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tiller

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtylman
  2. Englishtillman

From Middle English tylman; equivalent to till + -man.

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APA

tillman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tillman

MLA

“tillman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tillman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tillman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tillman.

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