Thesaurus results for FIELD HAND

field hand

noun

as in farmer

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Recent Examples of field hand While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand. —

Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets. —

Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 The field hands who work there will earn wages well above what’s standard for this rural area of Portugal. —

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024 Born on the old Armant plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, where his mother and father cut sugar cane as field hands, Nailor walked to a segregated school while white students like Weber whizzed past on buses. —

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for field hand

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In its current form, the measure would structure major food and agriculture programs for five years, increase subsidies for farmers and cut food assistance programs for lower-income families.

— Mathew Miranda May 7, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
In 2024, Arman, a 46‑year‑old farmer who lives and works near the site, received a call telling him his cashew trees had been cut down.

— NPR, NPR, 7 May 2026