farm hand

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noun

a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.

Nearby words

farley, farm, farm belt, farm bloc, farm bureau, farm hand, farm out, farm system, farm team, farm-bike, farm-gate sale

Origin of farm hand

First recorded in 1835–45

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Examples from the Web for farm hand

A farm-hand, a trusted native servant, was asked to undertake the task of escorting Mr. Celliers to the Boer lines.
The Petticoat Commando|Johanna Brandt
There was the farm-hand who had come to town with the wild son of his employer—an honest, law-abiding farmer.
Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories|John Fox, Jr.
The necessities of a farm-hand on the estates of Italy are less than those of the same hand in the cities of America.
Races and Immigrants in America|John R. Commons
There was no work here; unless perhaps he might hire out as a farm-hand, at small wages indeed.
The Happy Venture|Edith Ballinger Price

He was a farm-hand—a poor but honest fellow who had both wife and children.
The Story of Don Quixote|Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

British Dictionary definitions for farm hand

farm hand

noun

a person who is hired to work on a farm

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