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View synonyms for field hand
field hand
noun
- a person who works in the fields of a farm or plantation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of field hand1
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30
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Example Sentences
She had been a field-hand in North Carolina, and worked at cutting down trees, grubbing land, and mauling rails.
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She was the dependable field-hand for the sowing and reaping, when agriculture became the principal means of subsistence.
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On his plantation Henson served as water-boy, butler and finally as a field hand, experiencing the usual hardship of the slave.
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Dilsey, the corn-field hand, almost fell down the steps announcing supper.
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Now, every machine operator and field hand on the planet thinks he can reincarnate as a prince or a millionaire.
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