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hired hand

hired hand noun: a person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

Noun

hired hand (plural hired hands)

  1. A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.
    • [H]e was numbered among the missing after the Brandywine battle, and presently turned up as a hired hand on the Barton farm.1866, Bayard Taylor, chapter 1, in The Story of Kennett
    • I rented th' back five-acre to John Westfall. I had more'n I could handle with only one hired hand.1896, Stephen Crane, chapter 2, in The Third Violet

hired hand meaning in Tamil

hired hand in Tamil

கூலியாள்

Forms of hired hand

pluralhired hands

Questions about hired hand

What does hired hand mean?
Hired hand means a person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.
What is hired hand in Tamil?
Hired hand in Tamil is கூலியாள். See Hired hand meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hired hand?
Hired hand is a noun.
What is the plural of hired hand?
The plural of hired hand is hired hands.

Words near hired hand in the dictionary

  1. hireable
  2. hireage
  3. hired
  4. hired gun
  5. hired guns
  6. hired hand
  7. hired hands
  8. hired muscle
  9. hired muscles
  10. hired out
  11. hiree

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