noun
tillman
noun
1
A person who works the soil for a living; a farmer.
"The old tillman had worked the same fields for forty years."
How to Use Tillman
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old word for a farmer, from "till" (to work the land) plus "man".
Word Forms
tillmen plural
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Etymology
From Middle English tylman, literally "till-man" — someone whose job is tilling.