Meanings
nounplower (plural plowers)
plural plowers · alternative plougher
- One who plows; one who works land with a plow.
Only plowers can expect to become harvesters.
1 more example
We have referred to the Bull many times, both in his astronomical aspect as pioneer of the Spring-Sun, and in his more direct rôle as plougher of the fields[.]
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 81
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Ancient Greek ἀροτήρ
- ἀροτήρ (arotḗr)one who plows
Dutch ploeger
- ploegerone who plows
Finnish kyntäjä
- kyntäjäone who plows
French laboureur
- laboureurone who plows
German Pflüger, Pflügerin
- Pflügerone who plows
- Pflügerinone who plows
Latin arātor, arātrix
- arātorone who plows
- arātrixone who plows
Polish oracz
- oraczone who plows
Russian па́харь
- па́харь (páxarʹ)one who plows
Turkish sabancı
- sabancıone who plows
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APA
plower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plower
MLA
“plower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plower. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plower,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plower.
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