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.
See also: hand, hire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Pearce[piəs]
Muirchertach-Irish
Fatmir-Albanian
Vanessa[və'nesə]
Adshead['ædzhed]
Griffith['grifiθ]