ploughman
/'plaumən/
Definition
- Noun:
- A man who plows: A ploughman is a man whose occupation involves plowing land, typically using a plow drawn by animals or a tractor. This term traditionally refers to an agricultural laborer responsible for preparing soil for planting by turning it over.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The ploughman worked from dawn until dusk, turning the rich soil.
- In the old painting, a weary ploughman guides his horse-drawn plow across the field.
Advanced Usage
- "Ploughman's lunch": A traditional British meal consisting of bread, cheese, pickles, and sometimes other cold items like ham or an apple. It is named after the simple, hearty food a ploughman might eat.
- We stopped at the pub and each ordered a ploughman's lunch.
Variants and Related Words
- Plowman: The American English spelling of "ploughman".
- The plowman finished the field before the rain started.
- Plough (verb, British English) / Plow (verb, American English): The action of turning over soil.
- He had to plough the entire north field.
- Ploughboy (noun, chiefly historical): A boy who assists a ploughman or leads the animals pulling the plow.
Synonyms
- Plower: A person who plows. (Less common)
- Farmhand: A worker on a farm. (More general)
- Agricultural laborer: A formal term for a farm worker.
Related Phrases
- To follow the plough: To engage in farming as an occupation; to live the life of a farmer.
- For generations, his family had followed the plough.
Related Idioms
- A stumbling block to a blind ploughman: An insurmountable obstacle for someone who is ill-equipped to handle it. (Archaic/rare)
- The complex legal text was a stumbling block to a blind ploughman for the untrained volunteer.
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a man who plows
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