field hand
Definition
Noun: A field hand is a farm laborer, specifically one who is employed to perform manual work in the fields. This work typically involves tasks like planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops.
Usage
The term "field hand" refers specifically to a person hired for physical, outdoor agricultural labor. It is a compound noun. * The plantation relied on dozens of field hands to harvest the cotton. * He worked as a field hand, spending long days tending to the corn. * The farmer hired extra field hands for the busy harvest season.
Advanced Usage
- Historically, the term is often associated with laborers on large plantations or farms, sometimes under difficult conditions.
- Historical accounts describe the lives of field hands in the 19th century.
Variants and Related Words
- Farmhand (noun): A more general synonym for a worker on a farm.
- Laborer (noun): A person doing unskilled manual work.
- Fieldwork (noun): The work done in the fields.
Synonyms
- Farm laborer
- Farmworker
- Agricultural worker
- Hired hand
Antonyms
- Farm owner
- Supervisor
- Manager
Noun
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a hired hand on a farm
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