plowman
plowman — noun
- plowmansingular
- ploughmenplural
1. a man who works the land using a plough that is pulled by an animal such as a ho
a man who works the land using a plough that is pulled by an animal such as a horse or ox, preparing the soil for planting crops
Sivan learned how his great-grandfather worked as a plowman in a small village.
The old painting showed a plowman guiding two oxen across a muddy field.
collocation: plowman guiding / plowman + animal type
A plowman would wake before dawn to feed and prepare the horses for the day.
In the story, a plowman stops to eat bread and cheese under a tree.
The museum has a display about a plowman's daily life in the early 1900s.
文法句型
a plowman
the plowman
plowmen (plural)
用法筆記
This word is the American English spelling; the British spelling is 'ploughman'. The role is now rare in most regions due to modern tractors, so it appears mostly in historical writing or traditional contexts.