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husbandman

/ˈhəzbəndmən/

Meanings
noun
A person who raises crops and tends animals; a farmer

Examples :

"The husbandman worked from sunrise to sunset, tending his fields of wheat and caring for his sheep. "
agriculture job person family work

Related Words

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tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

Illustration crops

crops noun

/kɹɒps/ /kɹɑps/

A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder or fuel or for any other economic purpose.

"the farmer had lots of crops to sell at the market"

Illustration sunset

sunset noun

/ˈsʌnˌsɛt/

The time of day when the sun disappears below the western horizon.

"After school, we went outside to watch the sunset. "

Illustration fields

fields noun

/fiːldz/

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.

"There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field."

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration sunrise

sunrise noun

/ˈsʌnɹaɪz/

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

"The children woke up early to see the sunrise. "

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caring verb

/ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/

To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

"My teacher is caring about my progress in math class. "

Illustration raises

raises noun

/ˈreɪzɪz/

An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).

"The boss gave me a raise."

Illustration worked

worked verb

/wɜːkt/ /wɝkt/

To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

"He’s working in a bar."

Illustration farmer

farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

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animals noun

/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."

Illustration tends

tends verb

/tɛndz/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

"In accordance with the old law, the farmer tends his yearly tithe of grain to the lord of the manor. "