field hand

field hand

n. An outdoor worker on a farm.

field′ hand`

n. an outdoor worker on a farm or plantation.

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field hand - a hired hand on a farm farm worker, farmhand, fieldhanddairymaid, milkmaid - a woman who works in a dairydairyman - a man who works in a dairyfarmerette - a woman working on a farmgleaner - someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvestersharvester, reaper - someone who helps to gather the harvesthired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"picker - someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.ploughman, plower, plowman - a man who plowswaterer - someone who waters plants or cropsweeder - a farmhand hired to remove weeds