Synonyms of farmhandnext
1
: a farm laborer
especially : a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team

Examples of farmhand in a Sentence

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But for all the praise Boone showered on Lombard on Friday, the skipper didn’t want to put any sort of timeline on his ETA or comment on whatever boxes the farmhand may still need to check. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 Tony Martinez as Pepino Garcia Tony Martinez portrayed Pepino, the McCoys’ farmhand who often served as comic relief. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 July 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 See All Example Sentences for farmhand

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of farmhand was in 1794

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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmhand. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a farm laborer

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