farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand 
1
: a farm laborer
especially
: a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team
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With two hits, one walk and nine strikeouts totaled, Schlittler shined against Boston’s farmhands before doing the same against the club’s big leaguers in Game 3 of the 2025 Wild Card Series and in two regular-season starts earlier this year.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
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28 May 2026
Case details Brewer, a farmhand, was convicted in the 1990 murder of an Amarillo flooring company owner.
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20 May 2026
Their farmhands played a key role in its spread, said Nakamura, the federal health official.
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Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
—
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Case details Brewer, a farmhand, was convicted in the 1990 murder of an Amarillo flooring company owner.
—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Their farmhands played a key role in its spread, said Nakamura, the federal health official.
—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmhand. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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