Meanings
nounseedsman (plural seedsmen)
plural seedsmen · alternative seedman
- One who sows seeds.
[…] the seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.
c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vii] - A dealer in seed.
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be.
1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
corn-factorgrain agent
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Origin
Translations
Swahili mpanzi
- mpanziOne who sows seeds
Turkish tohumcu, tohumcu
- tohumcuOne who sows seeds
- tohumcuDealer in seed
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APA
seedsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedsman
MLA
“seedsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedsman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seedsman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedsman.
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