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tillman

tillman noun: a man who tills the earth; a husbandman.

Noun

tillman (plural tillmen)

  1. (obsolete) A man who tills the earth; a husbandman.
    • Good shepherd, good tillman, good Jack and good Gill,
      Make husband and huswife their coffers to fill1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]...
    Synonyms:
    tiller

Proper noun capitalized: Tillman

Tillman

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of tillman

Forms of tillman

pluraltillmen

Origin of tillman

From Middle English tylman; equivalent to till + -man.

Words formed from tillman

Questions about tillman

What does tillman mean?
Tillman means a man who tills the earth; a husbandman.
What part of speech is tillman?
Tillman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of tillman?
The plural of tillman is tillmen.

Words near tillman in the dictionary

  1. Tillis
  2. Tillison
  3. Tillisons
  4. tillite
  5. tillites
  6. tillman
  7. Tillman County
  8. Tillmanite
  9. Tillmanites
  10. tillmen
  11. Tillmon

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