What's the difference between ploughman and plowman?

Ploughman


Definition:

  • (n.) One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a husbandman.
  • (n.) A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) My souce on the red carpet said that Savages have refused all interviews, perhaps due to their pain at being earlier mistaken for a Ploughman's platter.
  • (2) The method complements techniques suggested by Ploughman and Boehnke and by Ott that are based on sequential sampling of genotypes within a pedigree.
  • (3) A Sunday roast topped with a soup bowl-sized Yorkshire pudding, a hearty ploughman's with ham from the local butcher, and a steak and ale pie that some will cross the island for, are all under a tenner.
  • (4) They are like scientific botanists; and he who turns over the records of cases of cancer is only a ploughman, but his observations of the properties of the soil may also be useful."

Plowman


Definition:

  • (n.) Alt. of Ploughman

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The main issue is coping with Brexit,” said John Plowman, a local resident.
  • (2) [BBC comedy executive producer] Jon Plowman wasn't sure what Asian comedy was – and neither were we, we just knew what made us laugh.
  • (3) When they fund, and nurture and guide Graham Linehan, Adam Curtis, Nira Park, John Lloyd, Steven Moffat, Charlie Brooker, Julia Davies, Iain Morris, Simon Cowell, Jon Plowman, Shane Meadows, Aardman Animation, and hundreds more like them, producers and writers, many of whom are not household names, but who have a consistent passion for striking ideas, all part of the collective and exceptional TV talent in the UK.
  • (4) Epithelin 1 and 2 were originally purified from rat kidneys based on their ability to inhibit the growth of A-431 human epidermoid carcinoma cells (Shoyab, M., McDonald, V.L., Byles, C., Todaro, G.J., and Plowman, G.D. (1990) Proc.
  • (5) People were heavily and passionately against them,” Plowman said.
  • (6) Parents should look for apps produced by broadcasters or companies that know a great deal about this age group.” Fellow researcher Lydia Plowman, from Edinburgh University, added: “It may seem surprising that in homes with a tablet, nearly a third of under-fives have their own device.
  • (7) Cattrall said she was attracted to the project following a meeting with the BBC's comedy chief at the time, Jon Plowman, citing Absolutely Fabulous and Extras as inspiration.
  • (8) Billy Edwin Plowman Streeten died on 19 September 1995, aged two years and two months.

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