husbandman

[huhz-buh nd-muh n] /ˈhʌz bənd mən/
noun, plural husbandmen.
1.
a farmer.
Origin
1300-50; Middle English husbondeman. See husband, man1
Examples from the web for husbandman
  • They had no violent feudal tenure, but the husbandman owned the land.
  • The yield is sufficient to repay the labors of the husbandman, but is gratuitously thrown at his feet.
British Dictionary definitions for husbandman

husbandman

/ˈhʌzbəndmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a farmer
Word Origin and History for husbandman

c.1300, "head of a family;" early 14c., "tiller of the soil," from husband (n.) + man (n.).

husbandman in the Bible

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.)