| Pronunciation: | 'huzbundmun | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a person who operates a farm | ||
| Synonyms: | farmer, granger, sodbuster | ||
| See Also: | agriculturist, apiarist, apiculturist, arboriculturist, beekeeper, contadino, creator, cultivator, dairy farmer, dairyman, forester, grower, plantation owner, planter, raiser, rancher, small farmer, smallholder, sower, stock farmer, stock raiser, stockman, tenant farmer, tiller, tree farmer | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Hus"band*man\, n.; pl. {Husbandmen}.
1. The master of a family. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | 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.) | ||
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