Definify.com

Definition 2024


field_hand

field hand

See also: fieldhand

English

Noun

field hand (plural field hands)

  1. (chiefly US) An outdoor worker on a farm, plantation, or ranch.
    • 1938 Aug. 8, "Excitement in Jamaica," Time:
      A good weekly wage for a field hand on a banana plantation is $3.

See also