Plowman vs Farmer - What's the difference?
plowman | farmer |
A male plower, who plows land with a plough.
A person who works the land or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.
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Agent noun]] of farm; someone or something that [[farm#verb, farms.
(historical) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to collect for a certain rate per cent.
(historical, mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.
As nouns the difference between plowman and farmer
is that plowman is a male plower, who plows land with a plough while farmer is a person who works the land or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.plowman
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Alternative forms
* ploughman (British)Noun
(plowmen)- ''A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen .
farmer
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(wikipedia farmer)Noun
(en noun)citation
- a farmer of the revenues