farmhand

noun

farm·​hand ˈfärm-ˌhand How to pronounce farmhand (audio)
1
: a farm laborer
especially : a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team

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Wade will bat eighth ahead of Lockridge, a former Yankees farmhand playing his first game in the Bronx (the Yankees traded him to the Padres last year). Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2025 Scott's main function at this point in his life … is to be the farmhand. Susan Mallie, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2025 Migrant workers who come to Mina-Rau are common, and the farmhand labor is so needed that officials usually look the other way when undocumented workers don’t have a visa, like the Ferrix crew. James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 Brown, who signed a three-year contract on July 1 but was mostly an AHL farmhand, got ice time that reflected his season. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 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 29 May. 2025.

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farmhand

noun
farm·​hand ˈfärm-ˌhand How to pronounce farmhand (audio)
: a farm laborer

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