Definitions

farm hand

NOUN

farmhand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agricultural laborer agricultural worker farm laborer farm worker field hand

STRONG

hand help hired hand laborer migrant worker seasonal worker worker

WEAK

day laborer manual worker peasant peon unskilled laborer

Example Sentences

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But after batting .277 with 54 home runs, 185 RBIs and a .931 OPS as a farm hand, the Dodgers decided their minor league player of the year award-winner from last season was finally ready.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

He worked as a carpenter, snowplow operator, farm manager, maintenance technician and farm hand, among other jobs.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The retired farm hand relies on water deliveries and laughs when he hears that Gov. Jerry Brown recently declared the drought was over for most of California.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2017

Anette Ntakirutimana, 20, makes her meagre living working as a farm hand, and has to choose between food and money for her payment.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2016

He had, indeed, only been working with the quiet patience of a farm hand.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White