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 Gleyber Torres an impending free agent, Durbin and fellow farmhand Jorbit Vivas, who the Yankees were promoting on Friday, are internal candidates to take over, though what the team does before the trade deadline could influence plans at second.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Ice packs for vaccines, water jugs for farmhands This week Boston not only set a record-high temperature, but also had its heat index rocket to 108, breaking a 101-year-old record.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
Both farmhands are having strong seasons offensively, but neither is on the Yankees’ 40-man roster.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Middle East crisis — explained Thai farmhands in Israel face a grim choice: work in a war zone or go home to poverty
After Oct. 7, thousands of foreign workers left Israel after more than 50 citizens of Thailand who worked on the country's farms were killed or taken hostage.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Ice packs for vaccines, water jugs for farmhands This week Boston not only set a record-high temperature, but also had its heat index rocket to 108, breaking a 101-year-old record.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 21 June 2024
Both farmhands are having strong seasons offensively, but neither is on the Yankees’ 40-man roster.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
Middle East crisis — explained Thai farmhands in Israel face a grim choice: work in a war zone or go home to poverty
After Oct. 7, thousands of foreign workers left Israel after more than 50 citizens of Thailand who worked on the country's farms were killed or taken hostage.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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