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Definition of Seedman
1. Noun. A dealer in seeds.
Definition of Seedman
1. Noun. (alternative form of seedsman) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Seedman
1. seedsman [n SEEDMEN] - See also: seedsman
Medical Definition of Seedman
1. 1. A sower; one who sows or scatters seed. "The seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain." (Shak) 2. A person who deals in seeds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seedman
Literary usage of Seedman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report: Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Oregon State by Oregon State Horticultural Society (1922)
"The tendency is for the grower to place the blame on the seedman. This is largely
wrong, for the average seedman is selling according to the demand and is ..."
2. Year Book and Proceedings of the Annual Convention by American Seed Trade Association (1902)
"It would involve no added expense to the seedman to collect these facts, ...
I believe that the seedman whose descriptions are practical, clear, ..."
3. Advanced Lessons in Everyday English by Emma Miller Bolenius (1921)
"John told the seedman that his seeds were poor. 2. The seedman asked when John
had planted them. 3. He knew that the gardener had not followed directions. ..."
4. A Taste of Jamaica: Where to Find the Very Best Jamaican Food by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (1999)
"... seedman, « 800/336-2064; seedman.com/Herbs.html. Both cut and powdered Irish
moss are available from this company, which sells over the phone and online ..."
5. Manual of Law and Forms: A Practical Hand-book of the Law and Business Forms by Henry Allyn Haigh (1887)
"Profits which certainly would have been realized except for the seedman's default
may be shown and recovered as damages. In other words, one may now recover ..."
6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1847)
"... a shilling or eighteen pence a-week is the average paid in farmhouses in
Suffolk to the servant maids : and the seedman was not badly off, being lodged ..."
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