field hand

Example Sentences

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He dug ditches, picked cotton and worked as a field hand.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2021

Lletget hurt his left ankle on Ever Alvarado’s tackle and was replaced in the 18th minute, and defender John Brooks was stretchered off the field, hand over his face, in the 69th due to dehydration.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2017

Though the harvesters worked piece rate—paid by the box, tallied throughout the day on work tickets—growers were required by law to make sure each field hand received no less than the federal minimum wage.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2016

One of our most prolific writers is Desiree Holt, a 76-year-old who in her time has worked as a field hand and a summer fishing guide – and was once a competitive skier.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2012

The work was the same, but I wasn’t just somebody’s field hand.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson