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hired hand

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Agriculture
ˌhired ˈhand noun [countable]  BOTAsomeone who is employed to help on a farm 农场雇工
Examples from the Corpus
hired handHe was too much of a loser to have been anything more than a hired hand.A hired hand who worked miracles and shared what little he had with those few who were less fortunate.Right to reproduce the wax model remains with the sculptor, but his hired hand can reproduce the bronze.I saw the hired hand from M. Deloche's farm coming across the field with it in his hand.
ˌhired ˈhand nounChineseSyllable
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hired hand
ˌhired ˈhand noun [countable]
someone who is employed to help on a farm


hired handBrE /ˌhaɪəd ˈhænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪərd ˈhænd/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) a person who is paid to work on a farm 农场雇工