field hand

noun

Synonyms of field handnext
: an outdoor farm laborer

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While still a young girl, Tubman was taken away from her mother and forced to work as a maid, a nanny, a trapper, and a field hand. — Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Instead, Bennett enlisted the help of two field hands to hold the mother on a wooden table. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 Working as a field hand, without access to a Quran, ibn Sori took to tracing Arabic letters in the sand – a link to his home, faith and culture. — Leila Tarakji, The Conversation, 17 June 2026 Criminals prey on avocado orchard owners, field hands and drivers who transport avocados for export, among other targets. — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for field hand

Word History

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field hand was in 1774

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