farm hand

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

Origin of farm hand

1
First recorded in 1835–45

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How to use farm hand in a sentence

  • But Pete, jewel of a farmhand though he was, possessed one serious flaw: he would have a periodical spree.

    Doctor Jones' Picnic | S. E. Chapman
  • He knew the love of the people of The Place for Lad, and he wondered at this invitation to a farmhand to thrash the dog publicly.

    Lad: A Dog | Albert Payson Terhune

British Dictionary definitions for farm hand

farm hand

noun
  1. a person who is hired to work on a farm

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