hired hand

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /haɪr hænd/
- /haɪər hænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /haɪr hænd/

Definitions of hired hand words

noun hired hand a hired laborer, especially on a farm or ranch; farm hand or ranch hand. 1
noun hired hand an employee. 1
noun hired hand A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch. 0

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Origin of hired hand

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Hired hand

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hired hand popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for hired hand

noun hired hand

agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
apprentice — An apprentice is a young person who works for someone in order to learn their skill.
assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
attendant — An attendant is someone whose job is to serve or help people in a place such as a petrol station, a car park, or a cloakroom.
breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.

All 22 Synonyms of hired hand