field hand
- a person who works in the fields of a farm or plantation.
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Origin of field hand
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Examples from the Web for field hand
Historical Examples of field hand
With her rude husband she still shares the hard service of a field-hand.
The millionaire's child, as well as the field-hand's, must wait awhile yet.
The Negro and the NationGeorge S. Merriam
She sought a cause for having her degraded from the rank of house-servant to field-hand.
Hubert's WifeMinnie Mary Lee
The girl was bid off at $1,100, and stepped down to make way for a field-hand.
The Secret Service.Albert D. Richardson
Young as he was, he had a great dread of being a field-hand.
The Freedmen's BookLydia Maria Child