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ploughperson

ploughperson noun: a person who operates a plough.

Noun

ploughperson (plural not attested)

  1. (humorous, no plural, nonstandard) A person who operates a plough.
    • Now, I recommend the cheese ploughman's. Or ploughperson's should we be calling it these days?2010, Rachel Hore, A Place of Secrets
    • Ten years from now (when you're a longer-living person) you may think nothing of asking for a ploughperson's lunch! This is the fascinating future.2013, Terry Deary, Horrible Histories Special: Wicked Words

Origin of ploughperson

From plough + person.

Questions about ploughperson

What does ploughperson mean?
Ploughperson means a person who operates a plough.
What part of speech is ploughperson?
Ploughperson is a noun.

Words near ploughperson in the dictionary

  1. ploughmarks
  2. ploughmen
  3. ploughmen's lunches
  4. ploughpan
  5. ploughpans
  6. ploughperson
  7. ploughpoint
  8. ploughpoints
  9. Ploughright
  10. ploughs
  11. ploughs a lonely furrow

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