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seedsman

seedsman noun: one who sows seeds.

Noun

seedsman (plural seedsmen)

  1. One who sows seeds.
    • […] the seedsman
      Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
  2. A dealer in seed.
    • Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be.1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

Synonyms of seedsman

Forms of seedsman

pluralseedsmen
alternative formseedman

Origin of seedsman

From seed + -s- + -man.

Questions about seedsman

What does seedsman mean?
Seedsman means one who sows seeds.
What part of speech is seedsman?
Seedsman is a noun.
What is the plural of seedsman?
The plural of seedsman is seedsmen.

Words near seedsman in the dictionary

  1. seeds down
  2. seedset
  3. seedsets
  4. seedship
  5. seedships
  6. seedsman
  7. seedsmen
  8. seedsnipe
  9. seedsnipes
  10. seedstalk
  11. seedstalks

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