seedsman C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈsiːdzmən/ UK /ˈsiːdzmən/ See IPA manual Freq #819297 Meanings 1 noun a person or business that sells seeds The seedsman supplied local farms with wheat and clover seed. 2 noun a person who sows seed The seedsman scattered grain across the prepared field. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or business that... seed merchantseed dealer 2 noun · a person who sows seed sower Word family Related forms seedmanseedsow Etymology An English compound of seed, a linking -s-, and man. Since the early seventeenth century it has referred both to one who sows seed and to a merchant who deals in it. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # seedsman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsiːdzmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːdzmən/ **Frequency rank:** 819297 ## Meanings 1. a person or business that sells seeds 2. a person who sows seed ## Examples - The seedsman supplied local farms with wheat and clover seed. - The seedsman scattered grain across the prepared field. ## Synonyms - seed merchant - seed dealer - sower ## Related Forms - seedman - seed - sow ## Etymology An English compound of seed, a linking -s-, and man. Since the early seventeenth century it has referred both to one who sows seed and to a merchant who deals in it. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown