Knecht — meaning in English

English meaning

• farmhand noun A person hired to do manual work on a farm.
• knave noun A dishonest or deceitful man.
• servant noun A person employed to do household or personal work for someone else.

Senses

Knecht is used for these senses in English:

• farmhand Synonym of farmworker.
• knave (archaic) Any male servant; a menial.
• servant One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

farmhand — full definition

1. noun A person hired to do manual work on a farm.
2. noun A minor-league baseball player, as opposed to someone on the main roster.

knave — full definition

1. noun A dishonest or deceitful man.
2. noun A playing card ranked below a queen, showing the figure of a servant or soldier; a jack.

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