A plougher, tiller, or cultivator, of land; [a peasant;] (S, Msb, K, TA;) because he cleaves (يَفْلَحُ i. e. يَشُقُّ) the land: (TA:) [plural فَلَّاحُونَ:] coll. gen. n. فَلَّاحَةٌ. (A, TA.)
2.
And [hence, as being likened to a plougher,] A seaman, or sailor; (K, TA;) a servant of ships or boats. (TA.)
3.
And One who lets asses, or other beasts, on hire; synonym مُكَارٍ: (T, K, TA:) so called as being likened to the plougher, &c., of land. (TA.)
4.
-A2- And One who defrauds in a sale, in the manner described in the explanation of the phraseفَلَحَ بِهِ. (L.)