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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The voice that had so startled me belonged to our farmhand, Heisuke, a loyal but rather slow-witted man.
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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
The former Toronto farmhand brought a ton of energy when he was first brought up from Providence, enough to earn him a two-year extension.
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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
The former Toronto farmhand brought a ton of energy when he was first brought up from Providence, enough to earn him a two-year extension.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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