hired hand

• Travailleur embauché pour effectuer un travail manuel, en particulier dans une ferme ou un ranch ; personne recrutée pour aider à des tâches physiques.

A worker who is employed to do manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch; a person hired to assist with physical tasks.

1. Farm or ranch workerB1formalamerican

   A person employed to do manual labor, especially on a farm or ranch.

   ouvrier agricole

   • The hired hand helped with the harvest this season.
   • They needed an extra hired hand to take care of the cattle.
   • The old farmer taught the hired hand how to repair the fence.

2. General employeeB2informal

   Any person employed to perform physical or routine tasks.

   employé(e) de manutention

   • He worked as a hired hand at the construction site.
   • The company brought in a hired hand to clean the warehouse.
   • She was just a hired hand, not a manager.