farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand 
1
: a farm laborer
especially
: a hired laborer on a farm
2
: a player on a farm team
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The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
He is considered the Yankees’ seventh-best farmhand and third-best pitching prospect, according to Baseball America.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The second bond is one the story resolutely builds, between Anand and Balya (a luminous Suraaj Suman), his estranged childhood friend, now a farmhand and goat herder who stayed back in the village, who isn’t out to anyone in his family, and has also been fending off pressure to get married.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Laoghaire’s farmhand notices what’s happening and rushes to her aid.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
He is considered the Yankees’ seventh-best farmhand and third-best pitching prospect, according to Baseball America.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
The second bond is one the story resolutely builds, between Anand and Balya (a luminous Suraaj Suman), his estranged childhood friend, now a farmhand and goat herder who stayed back in the village, who isn’t out to anyone in his family, and has also been fending off pressure to get married.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Laoghaire’s farmhand notices what’s happening and rushes to her aid.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmhand. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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