farmhand

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Recent Examples of farmhand One person seemingly determined to ignore the war was Adnan Abdo, a Syrian Kurd who worked as a farmhand in Tyre. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Kitted out in boots and a safari shirt, Ramsden looked more like a tourist than a farmhand. Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026 That is the long-term hope the Yankees have for the farmhand, though temporary relief work could get Lagrange in the big leagues sooner and hasn’t been ruled out by the club. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 Tom Lester played Eb Dawson, the Douglases' sarcastic young farmhand. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmhand
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmhand
Noun
  • Some white farmers have indeed been killed, often during brutal armed robberies, but those cases account for less than one per cent of the country’s annual murder rate.
    Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Many American farmers rely on fertilizer moving by barge up the Mississippi River ahead of the planting season, limiting their ability to defer purchases.
    Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026
  • Give your 19th-century plowman a dozen hard ciders, though, and see whether that plays a more significant role in his evening than his urge to pull himself up by his bootstraps.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Farmers currently may need the assistance of an agronomist to analyze the data and use it for future planting strategies.
    Tyler Jett, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • An agronomist develops crops that yield more food every harvest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Not only were inventions more numerous, but consequential inventions also emerged during this period, including the McCormick mechanical reaper, the Colt revolver, and Goodyear’s vulcanization process.
    David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • This includes the always popular jalapeno peppers, which grow well in 3 to 5-gallon containers, as well as ultra fiery plants like the Carolina reaper and Thai chilies, which can be used to liven up stir fries or make your own DIY hot sauce.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Farm to table refers to food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and the people eating the food.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
  • What farm to table actually means At its core, farm to table describes food sourced directly from local farms, ranches, dairies or producers, with fewer middlemen between growers and consumers.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Noun
  • The kid who grew up in Selma — in the heart of California’s Central Valley, where grapes, raisins and nuts are grown — Cox became the key cultivator of a new crop of Braves, many of whom would shape the Atlanta club for generations.
    Levi Weaver, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • This 3-piece stainless steel gardening tool set includes a trowel, cultivator, and weeder, all with handles boasting a pink floral pattern.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 4 May 2026

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“Farmhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farmhand. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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