husbandman

[huhz-buhnd-muhn]

noun

plural

husbandmen 

1. a farmer.

husbandman

/ ˈhʌzbəndmən /

noun

1. a farmer

Word History and Origins

Origin of husbandman¹

First recorded in 1300–50, husbandman is from the Middle English word husbondeman. See husband, man

Example Sentences

He is not just a husbandman of organically raised animals and crops — he has, he says, affection for animals, for place, for “everything” — but a tragic, muck-stained poet as well.

From Washington Post

And what of definite information this good husbandman possessed about the long-eared beast of burden would fill a volume of considerable size.

From Project Gutenberg

In war the most part of the punishment and harm falls upon them that least deserve to be punished; that is, upon husbandmen, old men, honest wives, young children, and virgins.

From Project Gutenberg

The arduous toil of the artisan or husbandman was blessed in the consciousness of the performance of a duty.

From Project Gutenberg

The husbandman, for instance, could not pray to God for a plentiful harvest, but must do so to Satan, who was the creator of corn.

From Project Gutenberg