month man
month man noun: a temporary agricultural worker hired for a specific, usually short-term duration, typically exactly one month; commonly brought on during peak seasons, such as planting or harvesting and often paid higher wages than full-time or year-round farmhands.
Noun
month man (plural month men)
- A temporary agricultural worker hired for a specific, usually short-term duration, typically exactly one month; commonly brought on during peak seasons, such as planting or harvesting and often paid higher wages than full-time or year-round farmhands.
- If a month hand receives the same pay the year around, the owner will fee] that he is getting too much in winter ; and in harvest, when day hands are getting big wages, the month man will feel that he is working for nothing. By varying the pay, the year's total may be the same, but both farmer and...1913, G.F. Warden, Farm Management, page 342
Forms of month man
| plural | month men |
|---|---|
| alternative form | months man |
| alternative form | month's man |
Origin of month man
First appearing in written records in the late 1700s, the term was primarily used in the United Kingdom and rural America.
Questions about month man
- What does month man mean?
- Month man means a temporary agricultural worker hired for a specific, usually short-term duration, typically exactly one month; commonly brought on during peak seasons, such as planting or harvesting and often paid higher wages than full-time or year-round farmhands.
- What part of speech is month man?
- Month man is a noun.
- What is the plural of month man?
- The plural of month man is month men.
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