Definition

1. Noun:
   • A male worker who is employed, typically for wages, to perform manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch. The term emphasizes that the person is paid for their work and is not the owner or a family member.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The farmer needed extra help during harvest, so he took on a hired man for the season.
  • The old hired man had been tending to the horses on the ranch for over twenty years.

Advanced Usage

• The term "hired man" is often used in a historical or rural context. In modern business or urban settings, more specific job titles (e.g., , , ) are typically preferred.
• It can sometimes carry a connotation of temporary or seasonal work, as opposed to a permanent career position.

Variants and Related Words

• Hired hand (n): A direct synonym, often used interchangeably with "hired man."
• Farmhand (n): A person employed to work on a farm.
• Ranch hand (n): A person employed to work on a ranch.
• Laborer (n): A person doing unskilled manual work for wages.

Synonyms

• Employee: A person employed for wages or salary.
• Worker: A person who does a specified type of work.
• Hand: (Informal) A manual worker, especially in a farm, factory, or ship.

Related Phrases

• Hired help: A more general term for paid domestic or manual workers.
  • They brought in some hired help to clean the large estate.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to a male worker. The female equivalent is traditionally "hired girl" or "hired woman," though these terms are now less common and may be considered dated.
• It implies a role involving physical labor, distinguishing it from a like an accountant or manager.

Noun

1. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
   • the hired hand fixed the railing
   • a ranch hand