ploughperson

English

Etymology

From plough +‎ person.

Noun

ploughperson (plural not attested)

1. (nonstandard, humorous) A person who operates a plough.
   • 2010, Rachel Hore, A Place of Secrets:

     Now, I recommend the cheese ploughman's. Or ploughperson's should we be calling it these days?

   • 2013, Terry Deary, Horrible Histories Special: Wicked Words:

     Ten years from now (when you're a longer-living person) you may think nothing of asking for a ploughperson's lunch! This is the fascinating future.

   • 2023, Ben Dupre, 50 Political Ideas You Really Need to Know

     There are plenty of others who shake their heads in disbelief at the latest absurdity of the earnest and po-faced PC brigade: Christmas banned for fear of giving offence to non-Christians; a menu listing a 'ploughperson's lunch'; […]

Usage notes

• Used only in reference to the ploughman's lunch, and the idea that political correctness will enforce the removal of the gender-specific "man" element of that name.