field hand

noun

: an outdoor farm laborer

Examples of field hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His reliance on the cane has slowed him down, so Crouch has shifted roles, from field hand to recruiter, operating mainly as the guy behind the keyboard, lining up volunteers to plant, scout, harvest and build the next nursery. — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Working as a field hand, without access to a Quran, ibn Sori took to tracing Arabic letters in the sand – a link to his home, faith and culture. — Leila Tarakji, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

Instead, Bennett enlisted the help of two field hands to hold the mother on a wooden table. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026

His many references to nature, Black history, basketball, and R&B build a biography of his family—his grandmother’s work as a field hand, his parent’s divorce, his father’s dementia. — Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for field hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand