husbander

English

Etymology

husband +‎ -er

Noun

husbander (plural husbanders)

1. A person who husbands resources.
   • 2008, Ruth L. Nadelhaft, Victoria Bonebakker, Imagine What It's Like:

     In ancient times there were men who were such excellent husbanders of their time that they tried even in death to taste and relish it and strained their minds to see what their passage was; but they have not returned to tell us news of it […]

   • 2012, Edward Janus, Creating Dairyland:

     We're husbanders of animals and stewards of the land.

Related terms

• husbandman