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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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).
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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
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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
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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
: a farm laborer
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