Meanings
plowman1
nounplowman (plural plowmen)
plural plowmen · alternative ploughman
- A man who plows land with a plow.
A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen.
Plowman2
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishplowman
- Englishplowman
From Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plow + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀροτήρ
- ἀροτήρ (arotḗr)male plower
Bulgarian орач
- орач (orač)male plower
Catalan llaurador
- llauradormale plower
Czech oráč
- oráčmale plower
Dutch ploegman, ploeger
- ploegmanmale plower
- ploegermale plower
Finnish kyntömies, kyntäjä
- kyntömiesmale plower
- kyntäjämale plower
French laboureur
- laboureurmale plower
German Pflüger, Egger
- Pflügermale plower
- Eggermale plower
Italian aratore
- aratoremale plower
Latin arātor
- arātormale plower
Latvian arājs
- arājsmale plower
Lithuanian artojas
- artojasmale plower
Polish oracz
- oraczmale plower
Portuguese arador
- aradormale plower
Romanian plugar, arător
- plugarmale plower
- arătormale plower
Russian па́харь
- па́харь (páxarʹ)male plower
Spanish arador
- aradormale plower
Turkish sabancı
- sabancımale plower
Ukrainian ора́ч, плугата́р
- ора́ч (oráč)male plower
- плугата́р (pluhatár)male plower
- ра́та́й (rátáj)male plower
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with plowman
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APA
plowman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plowman
MLA
“plowman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plowman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plowman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plowman.
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