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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That boy’s father, upset that he’s got one less farmhand, comes to ask Lucas to work for him.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Originally a New York Mets farmhand, Vasil was taken No. 14 overall in the Rule 5 by the Philadelphia Phillies but was immediately traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Originally a New York Mets farmhand, Vasil was taken No. 14 overall in the Rule 5 by the Philadelphia Phillies but was immediately traded to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The film is a romantic fairy tale that revolves around a young woman named Buttercup and a young farmhand named Westley.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmhand. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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farmhand
noun
farm·hand
ˈfärm-ˌhand
: a farm laborer
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