farmhand
noun
farm·​hand
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Definition of farmhand
1
: a farm laborer
especially
: a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team
Examples of farmhand in a Sentence
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Some are here to find work — from farmhands to engineers to doctors. — AZCentral.com, "After El Paso, Latinos across America voice a new kind of fear," 16 Aug. 2019 Meanwhile, Jud is known as a valuable farmhand with a strong work ethic and the ability to do what Curly initially can’t do — save money toward establishing himself as a landowner. — Aja Romano, Vox, "The new Oklahoma! is a sexy, shocking revival for our times," 2 July 2019 Skip to main content After striking out the side in his professional debut, Oakland Athletics farmhand Nathan Patterson had a tougher time in his second outing. — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, "Nathan Patterson, fan who signed with A's, gives up three runs in second minor league outing," 22 Aug. 2019 Former Astros farmhand Jandel Gustave pitched two shutout innings in his Giants debut, also his first big-league game since 2017. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants place Alex Dickerson on injured list after MRI reveals muscle injury," 1 Aug. 2019 Grant has received calls about the property from private agriculture parties who are intrigued by potentially reviving the farmhand housing. — Sam Lounsberry, The Denver Post, "Housing could be key to helping Boulder County farmers find workers in limited, expensive labor market," 23 June 2019 Schweinsberg began his welding career as a farmhand after graduating from CCCTC himself. — Catalina Righter, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Carroll County Career and Technology Center teachers named semifinalists for national prize," 24 July 2019 Inside one of the pens, a farmhand sat on a plastic stool, feeding the ducks. — Anne Kadet, WSJ, "A New York Duck-Farm Tour Didn’t Sell Me on Foie Gras," 9 July 2019 Not only that, but another former Brewers farmhand (who left the organization in a separate deal), Garrett Cooper, hit a grand slam and finished a double shy of the cycle. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "One of the prospects in the Christian Yelich trade had a dazzling debut for the Marlins, shutting out the Cardinals," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'farmhand.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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farmhand
noun
English Language Learners Definition of farmhand
: a person who is hired to work on a farm
See the full definition for farmhand in the English Language Learners Dictionary
farmhand
noun
farm·​hand
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Kids Definition of farmhand
: a farm worker