Noun
One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman.
A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe sailor tells of winds, the ploughman of bulls, the soldier counts his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. Propertius
The ploughman ploughs, the fisherman dreams of fish; Aloft, the sailor, through a world of ropes Guides tangled meditations, feverish With memories of girls forsaken, hopes Of brief reunions, new discoveries, Past rum consumed, rum promised, rum potential. Michael Hamburger
The ploughman knows how many acres he shall upturn from dawn to sunset: but the thinker knows not what a day may bring forth. John Lancaster Spalding
The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep. Laurence J. Peter
Roll me, don't curse me, said the stone to the ploughman. Finnish Proverb
The plough gets not well if the ploughman hold it not. Romanian Proverb