Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. {-men}. 1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay. 2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer. {Plowman's spikenard} (Bot.), a European composite weed ({Conyza squarrosa}), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.
ploughman n : a man who plows [syn: {plowman}, {plower}] [also: {ploughmen} (pl)]