earnest, steady effort; constant diligence in or application to work; industry.

the act or process of executing; a carrying out, doing, producing, etc.; execution.

one's trade, profession or business; occupation.

the work of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; agriculture; farming.

a man who is diligent and puts forth steady effort (in a particular field); he who acts resolutely and energitically.

aman engaged in a trade or business; a craftsman; an artisan; a tradesman.