Home › Words › P › plowmanplowman/ˈplaʊ.mən/plowman · name — A surname originating as an occupation for a plowman.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).plowman is pronounced /ˈplaʊ.mən/.EtymologyFrom Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plow + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman.nameA surname originating as an occupation for a plowman.nounA man who plows land with a plow.e.g.“A cereal breeder's farmhands must be good plowmen.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.plowwoman 81% match — A female plower, who plows land with a plow. vs plowman →plowwright 76% match — A person who builds and repairs plows. vs plowman →plowgirl 72% match — A girl plower; a girl who plows. vs plowman →plough 70% match — A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting. vs plowman →ploughhorse 70% match — A horse who pulls a plough. vs plowman →plowhorse 70% match — A horse who pulls a plow. vs plowman →ploughboy 70% match — A boy who directed the draught animals that pulled a plough; a boy who served as a ploughman's helper. vs plowman →ploughing 68% match — The breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting. vs plowman →