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Definition of Ploughman
1. Noun. A man who plows.
Generic synonyms: Farm Worker, Farmhand, Field Hand, Fieldhand
Derivative terms: Plow
Definition of Ploughman
1. Noun. (British) (alternative spelling of plowman) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ploughman
1.
1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman.
2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ploughman
Literary usage of Ploughman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Tune—" Up wi' the ploughman." THE ploughman he's a bonnie lad, His mind is ever
true, ... Then up wi' my ploughman lad, And hey my merry ploughman! ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"THE VISION OF PIERS ploughman. The Vision and Creed of Piers ploughman. Edited,
from a contemporary Manuscript, with a Historical Introduction, Notes, ..."
3. Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Alexander Smith (1868)
"THE ploughman. TL-NE—' Up m? the ploughman.' THE ploughman he's a bonie lad, His
mind is ever true, jo, His garters knit below his knee, His bonnet it is ..."
4. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"Tune—" Up wi' the ploughman." THE ploughman he's a bonnie lad, His mind is ever
true, ... Then up wi' my ploughman lad, And hey my merry ploughman! ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1856)
"THE VISION OF PIERS ploughman. The Vision and Creed of Piers ploughman. Edited,
from a contemporary Manuscript, with a Historical Introduction, Notes, ..."
6. Poems, Songs, and Letters: Being the Complete Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Alexander Smith (1868)
"THE ploughman. TL-NE—' Up m? the ploughman.' THE ploughman he's a bonie lad, His
mind is ever true, jo, His garters knit below his knee, His bonnet it is ..."
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