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hired hand
hired handn. A paid employee, especially on a farm or ranch.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hired hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"hired man, handfarm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand - a hired hand on a farmdrover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herdlaborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack - someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual laborranch hand - a hired hand on a ranchhostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman, groom - someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses |
hired handnounInformal. One who is employed by another:employee, hireling, jobholder, worker.Informal: hire.Translationshired hand
hired handOne who is hired specifically to work on or help with something. Although often associated with farm work, the phrase can be used more broadly. With a few more hired hands, I think we could get this job done by the end of the week. I need a hired hand to help with the cows.See also: hand, hirehired handAlso, hired man or girl . A person engaged to assist with farm or domestic chores, as in We need extra hired hands during the harvest, or She was looking for a hired girl to do the laundry. This use of hired dates from the 1200s and referred to someone employed for wages as opposed to a slave or serf. The use of girl now may be offensive. See also: hand, hirehired hand
Synonyms for hired handnoun one who is employed by anotherSynonyms- employee
- hireling
- jobholder
- worker
- hire
Synonyms for hired handnoun a hired laborer on a farm or ranchSynonymsRelated Words- farm worker
- farmhand
- field hand
- fieldhand
- drover
- herdsman
- herder
- laborer
- labourer
- manual laborer
- jack
- ranch hand
- hostler
- ostler
- stableboy
- stableman
- groom
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