agricultural labourer

Thân thiện

An agricultural labourer harvests ripe wheat in a sunny field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who works on a farm, performing physical tasks related to growing crops and raising animals for a living. This term specifically refers to a worker employed for wages or as part of a tenant arrangement, often involving manual labor in fields.

Usage

• The term "agricultural labourer" is used to describe a specific type of worker in the farming sector, distinct from farm owners or managers. It emphasizes the manual and often seasonal nature of the work.
• It is a formal or technical term commonly found in historical, economic, and sociological contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The 19th-century census recorded a high number of agricultural labourers in the region.
  • The new policy aims to improve the living conditions of agricultural labourers and their families.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in discussions about labor rights, migration, and economic history.
  • The study focused on the migration patterns of agricultural labourers during the harvest season.

Variants and Related Words

• Farm laborer (US spelling: farm laborer or farmworker): A more common modern synonym, especially in American English.
• Farmhand: A less formal term for a person employed to work on a farm.
• Field hand: A term that specifically emphasizes work done out in the fields.

Synonyms

• Farmworker
• Farmhand
• Field worker
• Peon (in some historical or regional contexts)

Related Phrases

• Seasonal agricultural labourer: Specifies a worker employed only during specific farming seasons, such as planting or harvest.
  • Many seasonal agricultural labourers travel long distances to find work.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who tills the soil for a living

Từ đồng nghĩa

• agricultural laborer