Nearby Words

husbandman

[huhz-buhnd-muhn]

hus·band·man

[huhz-buhnd-muhn]
noun, plural -men.
a farmer.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English husbondeman. See husband, man1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To husbandman

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Husbandman is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
Collins
World English Dictionary
husbandman (ˈhʌzbəndmən)
 
n , pl -men
a farmer

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Easton
Bible Dictionary

Husbandman definition


one whose business it is to cultivate the ground. It was one of the first occupations, and was esteemed most honourable (Gen. 9:20; 26:12, 14; 37:7, etc.). All the Hebrews, except those engaged in religious services, were husbandmen. (See AGRICULTURE.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature