husbandman

3 definitions found

husbandman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Husbandman \Hus"band*man\, n.; pl. Husbandmen.
     1. The master of a family. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground.
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husbandman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  husbandman
      n 1: a person who operates a farm [syn: farmer, husbandman,
           granger, sodbuster]

husbandman - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Husbandman
  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.)