hired hand

Example Sentences

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Laurey hides in the house much of the day to avoid coming into contact with Jud, a hired hand on the farm she runs with Aunt Eller.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

Ravenholt grew up speaking Danish and worked as a hired hand on neighboring farms while the family lived in rentals until they could afford another property.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2020

He began his career as a hired hand, providing cartoons and illustrations for magazines, ads, and other people’s books.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 5, 2019

But Jones remains a hired hand - much the same as Ronnie Wood was when he officially joined the band in 1976, as a replacement for guitarist Mick Taylor.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2016

But the Shibayamas were owners of a respectable house, and it seemed to them that Fujiko, the daughter in question, could do better than to marry a hired hand in America.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson