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farm worker

/fɑrm ˌwʌrkər/
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Definitions of farm worker
  1. noun
    a hired hand on a farm
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    types:
    dairymaid, milkmaid
    a woman who works in a dairy
    dairyman
    a man who works in a dairy
    farmerette
    a woman working on a farm
    gleaner
    someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters
    harvester, reaper
    someone who helps to gather the harvest
    picker
    someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
    ploughman, plower, plowman
    a man who plows
    waterer
    someone who waters plants or crops
    weeder
    a farmhand hired to remove weeds
    vintager
    a person who harvests grapes for making wine
    type of:
    hand, hired hand, hired man
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
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