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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Kinsley | | KINZ-lee | English (Modern) |
DraŽEnka | | drah-ZHEN-kah | Croatian |
Rosamund | | ROZ-ə-mund | English (Rare) |
Bishop | | BISH-əp | English |
Saga | | SAH-gah (Swedish) | Norse Mythology, Swedish, Icelandic |
Harold | | HER-əld, HAR-əld | English |