English > hired hand: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. |
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| Example | "the hired hand fixed the railing" |
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| Synonyms | hand, hired man |
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| Narrower | farmhand, fieldhand, field hand, farm worker | A hired hand on a farm |
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| herder, herdsman, drover | someone who drives a herd |
| ranch hand | A hired hand on a ranch |
| stableman, stableboy, groom, hostler, ostler | someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses |
| Broader | laborer, manual laborer, labourer, jack | someone who works with their hands |
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| Spanish | bracero, hombre contratado, jornalero, mano de obra |
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| Catalan | bracer, jornaler |
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