PLOWMEN Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

plowmen

noun

plural of plowman

as in farmers

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nonfarmers

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Noun

In pre-industrial times, farmers planted an array of different crops in the same space, creating a diverse environment that mimicked natural ecosystems.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
When farmers pump heavily from wells, that lowers the water table and can diminish the river.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of farmers

Noun

Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivators

Noun

The board also limited groundwater pumping, largely by asking growers to submit plans for reducing water consumption by about 30%.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
During the 19th century, American cotton growers regarded seeds as an enormous nuisance.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of growers

Noun

At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, American revolvers and reapers with swappable parts stunned international observers.

— Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026
The combine/reaping machine cutting mechanism (1833) American inventor Obed Hussey patented one of the earliest practical mechanical reapers in 1833.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

Definition of reapers

Noun

Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.

— DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of agriculturists

Noun

Dracaena Popular varieties of dracaenas, like ‘Dragon Tree,’ the ‘Corn’ plant, and ‘Lemon Lime,’ are often grown in porch planters and window boxes as foliage plants.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Get inspired at the garden center with vertical gardens, railing planters, or pots with seasonal florals.

— Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of planters

Noun

Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.

— Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Cattle were raised, and various crops (including corn [maize] and cotton) were grown with the assistance of agronomists.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of agronomists

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