Plowman
Furrow-making worker
A plowman is a man who operates a plow, turning soil for planting.
The term evokes preindustrial agriculture—oxen, wooden plows, fields worked by hand.
It appears in literary and historical contexts: The plowman trudged behind his team at dawn.
Figuratively, a plowman suggests honest, unglamorous labor.
Bonded agricultural laborer
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- villeinageFeudal tenant bondage
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- feudalOf tiered landownership
tithe · common land · lord · demesne · croft · reeve · gleaning · corvee
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- rusticRural and unrefined
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
- humbleUnassuming about oneself
toil · Canterbury Tales · Chaucer · virtue · simplicity · everyman · pilgrimage · vision
Narrow trench in earth
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- oxenCastrated male cattle
- harrowToothed soil-breaking implement
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
sowing · field · soil · acre · draft horse · seed · harvest · fallow
Unassuming about oneself
- toilerOne who works hard
- laborerPhysical task performer
- earthboundConfined to terra firma
- providerOne who furnishes things
sustenance · sweat · honest work · backbone · salt of the earth · dignity · perseverance · hardship
serf
Bonded agricultural laborer
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
- villeinageFeudal tenant bondage
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
feudal · tithe · common land · lord · demesne · croft · reeve · gleaning · corvee · open field
allegory
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- rusticRural and unrefined
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- yeomanIndependent cultivator or naval clerk
humble · toil · Canterbury Tales · Chaucer · virtue · simplicity · everyman · pilgrimage · vision · moral
furrow
Narrow trench in earth
yoke · sowing · field · soil · acre · draft horse · seed · harvest · fallow · moldboard
humble
Unassuming about oneself
- toilerOne who works hard
- laborerPhysical task performer
- earthboundConfined to terra firma
provider · sustenance · sweat · honest work · backbone · salt of the earth · dignity · perseverance · hardship · bread