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a person who works in the fields of a farm or plantation.[1820-30, Amer.]
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Universalium. 2010.
field hand
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field hand — field hands N COUNT A field hand is someone who is employed to work on a farm. [mainly AM] … English dictionary
field hand — field ,hand noun count AMERICAN someone whose job is to work outside on a farm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
field hand — field′ hand n. an outdoor worker on a farm or plantation … From formal English to slang
field hand — ☆ field hand n. 1. Historical a plantation slave who worked in the fields 2. a hired farm laborer … English World dictionary
field hand — noun a hired hand on a farm • Syn: ↑farmhand, ↑fieldhand, ↑farm worker • Hypernyms: ↑hired hand, ↑hand, ↑hired man • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
field hand — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms field hand : singular field hand plural field hands American a farmhand … English dictionary
field hand — noun An outdoor worker on a farm, plantation, or ranch. A good weekly wage for a field hand on a banana plantation is $3 … Wiktionary
field hand — noun Date: 1826 an outdoor farm laborer … New Collegiate Dictionary
field negro — noun Usage: capitalized N : a Negro field hand … Useful english dictionary
field slave — noun : a slave field hand … Useful english dictionary
