noun
farmhand
FAHRM-hand
noun
1
A person hired to do manual work on a farm.
"They took on an extra farmhand for the harvest."
2
A minor-league baseball player, as opposed to someone on the main roster.
"The team's top farmhand was called up to the majors in September."
How to Use Farmhand
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA hired farm worker, or, in baseball slang, a player still in the minor leagues.
Word Forms
farmhands plural
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Etymology
A compound of "farm" and "hand," the latter used in the old sense of "a worker" (as in "factory hand" or "all hands on deck").