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noun

a hired laborer, especially on a farm or ranch; farm hand or ranch hand.
an employee.

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Words related to hired hand

agent, apprentice, assistant, attendant, breadwinner, clerk, cog, craftsperson, domestic, hand, help, hireling, jobholder, laborer, member, operator, plug, representative

Words nearby hired hand

hire, hire out, hire-purchase, hire-purchase system, hired gun, hired hand, hireling, hiri motu, hiring hall, hiring-fair, hirohito

Origin of hired hand

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Idioms and Phrases with hired hand

hired hand

Also, hired man or girl. A person engaged to assist with farm or domestic chores, as in We need extra hired hands during the harvest, or She was looking for a hired girl to do the laundry. This use of hired dates from the 1200s and referred to someone employed for wages as opposed to a slave or serf. The use of girl now may be offensive.

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