Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hired hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: hired -hand
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

Example Sentences

"[H]e was numbered among the missing after the Brandywine battle, and presently turned up as a hired hand on the Barton farm."
"I rented th' back five-acre to John Westfall. I had more'n I could handle with only one hired hand."
"The Krikavas' farm was auctioned off in pieces. . . . Kevin Krikava, 29, now works as a hired hand on another farm."

Inflected Forms

hired hands (plural)

Phrases

gal Friday girl Friday man Friday right hand right-hand man right-hand woman

Frequently Paired Words

hiree factotum gal Friday girl Friday man Friday right hand right-hand man right-hand woman

Synonyms

hand

Questions

What does hired hand mean?: A person who is employed to perform routine chores and manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

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