hired hand
noun
a hired laborer, especially on a farm or ranch; farm hand or ranch hand.
an employee.
Origin of hired hand
An Americanism dating back to 1810–20
Words nearby hired hand
hire,
hire out,
hire-purchase,
hire-purchase system,
hired gun,
hired hand,
hireling,
hiri motu,
hiring hall,
hiring-fair,
hirohito
Idioms and Phrases with hired hand
hired hand
Also, hired man or girl. A person engaged to assist with farm or domestic chores, as in We need extra hired hands during the harvest, or She was looking for a hired girl to do the laundry. This use of hired dates from the 1200s and referred to someone employed for wages as opposed to a slave or serf. The use of girl now may be offensive.