"seedman" meaning in English

See seedman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: seedmen [plural]
Etymology: seed + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seed|man}} seed + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|seedmen}} seedman (plural seedmen)
  1. Alternative form of seedsman Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: seedsman
    Sense id: en-seedman-en-noun-48CNzB5z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man

Inflected forms

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