seedsman

seedsman

English

Alternative forms

• seedman

Etymology

From seed +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Noun

seedsman (plural seedsmen)

1. 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.

2. 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.

Synonyms

• corn-factor
• grain agent (North America)

Translations

One who sows seeds

Dealer in seed

Anagrams

• enmassed