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ploughman

/ˈplaʊ.mən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
plough-man
IPA
/ˈplaʊ.mən/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of plowman.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plough + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈplaʊ.mən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ploughmen (plural) plowman (alternative)

Derived Forms

ploughmanship

Phrases

ploughman's lunch ploughman's sandwich ploughman's spikenard ploughman's-spikenard

Frequently Paired Words

ploughboy ploughgirl ploughshare ploughwoman tiller tillerman

Synonyms

plowman

Homonyms

plowman

Rhymes With

bowman plowman

Questions

How do you pronounce ploughman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplaʊ.mən/.
What does ploughman mean?
Alternative spelling of plowman.
Where does ploughman come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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