Definition
Workers employed on a farm to do manual labor such as planting, harvesting, and caring for animals.
Etymology
From 'farm' + 'hand' (a person who works, especially manual labor—as in 'hired hand'). Emerged during the agricultural expansion of the 18th-19th centuries when farms grew large enough to require hired workers beyond family members.
Kelly Says
The term 'hand' for a worker is remarkably old in English—sailors are 'deck hands,' ranch workers are 'hands,' and skilled workers are 'old hands at it.' It originally referred to manual labor but also carries dignity as a specific type of skilled worker.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የእንስሳት አስተዳደር
ye-en-si-sat as-te-da-der
ARالعربية
فلاحون
fa-li-hoon
CACatalà
campeners
kam-pa-ners
CSČeština
dělníci
dyel-ni-ci
DADansk
landmænd
land-mend
DEDeutsch
Landarbeiter
lant-ar-bay-ter
ELΕλληνικά
γεωργοί
yeo-rgoi
ESEspañol
campesinos
kam-peh-see-nohs
FAفارسی
کشاورزان
kesh-a-var-zan
FISuomi
maatalousyrittäjät
ma-ta-la-you-syr-ta-jat
FRFrançais
paysans
pɛ.sɑ̃
HAHA
ma'aikatan
ma-ai-ka-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
peasant
pee-as-ant
ITItaliano
agricoltori
a-gri-kol-to-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
peasant
pee-as-ant
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-daw
NLNederlands
boerenknechten
bo-ren-knet-en
PLPolski
rolnicy
rol-ni-tsy
PTPortuguês
camponeses
kam-po-nehs
RORomână
fermieri
fer-mee-ree
RUРусский
фермеры
fer-mer-ee
SVSvenska
jordbrukare
yord-broo-ka-reh
SWKiswahili
wakulima
wa-koo-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
வீட்டுக்காரர்கள்
vee-tukk-ka-rar-gal
TEతెలుగు
కార్మికులు
kaar-mi-koo-lu
THไทย
เกษตรกร
gaht-tra-gorn
TLTL
magsasaka
mag-sa-sa-ka
TRTürkçe
çiftçiler
chif-chi-ler
UKУкраїнська
фермери
fer-mer-ee
VITiếng Việt
nông dân
nong-daan
ZUZU
abashweleyi
a-ba-she-ley-ee