seedsman
English
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Noun
seedsman (plural seedsmen)
- One who sows seeds.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene 7,
- […] the seedsman
- Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, Act II, Scene 7,
- A dealer in seed.
- 1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
- 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
- corn-factor
- grain agent (North America)
Translations
One who sows seeds
Dealer in seed
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