mill-hand

/'milhænd/

Thân thiện

A mill-hand operates a large spinning machine in the textile mill.

Definition

Noun: - A worker employed in a mill or factory, typically performing manual or machine-operating tasks.

Usage

• The term "mill-hand" specifically refers to a worker within the industrial context of a mill (e.g., textile mill, steel mill, paper mill) or a factory. It emphasizes the worker's role in the production process.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old photograph showed a group of mill-hands leaving the textile factory after their shift.
  • He started his career as a mill-hand before becoming a supervisor.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical or socio-economic contexts to describe industrial labor, particularly from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• It can carry connotations of hard, manual labor in an industrial setting.

Variants and Related Words

• Factory worker: A more general and modern synonym.
• Operative: A worker, especially in a factory.
• Laborer: A person doing unskilled manual work.

Synonyms

• Factory worker
• Operative
• Industrial worker
• Blue-collar worker

Antonyms

• Manager
• Supervisor
• Office worker
• White-collar worker

Related Phrases/Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. a workman in a mill or factory

Từ đồng nghĩa

• factory worker