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farmhand

/ˈfɑːmhænd/noun

उच्चारण फ़ार्म्हैन्ड

खेतिहर मज़दूर, खेत मज़दूर

Basic word

noun
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    a person who works for a farmer

    खेतिहर मज़दूर, खेत मज़दूर

    • During the harvest, extra farmhands are hired from nearby villages.
    • He worked as a farmhand before moving to the city.
    • The farmhand fed the cattle every morning.
    + 1 more example
    • Two farmhands helped to bring in the crop.

    Synonyms farm worker farm labourer labourer

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

farmhand (countable noun)

A farmhand is a person employed to work on someone else's farm; it can be written as one word or as 'farm hand'.

Farmhand वह व्यक्ति है जो किसी और के खेत पर नौकरी करता है; इसे एक शब्द या 'farm hand' दो शब्दों में लिखा जा सकता है।

  • He worked as a farmhand during the harvest.
  • The owner hired two farmhands.

work as a farmhand on / for

Use 'on' for the farm and 'for' for the owner.

खेत के लिए 'on' और मालिक के लिए 'for' आता है।

  • She worked as a farmhand on a sugarcane farm.
  • He worked for a rich landlord as a farmhand.

farmhand + noun

Used for the job: farmhand wages, a farmhand's cottage.

इस काम के लिए प्रयुक्त: farmhand wages, a farmhand's cottage।

  • Farmhand wages are low in many areas.
+Collocations 4

adjective + farmhand

hiredseasonalyoungexperiencedfull-time

  • The farmer hired seasonal farmhands for sowing.

verb + farmhand

hireemploywork aspaybecome

  • He became a farmhand after leaving school.

farmhand + noun

wagesjobworkcottageduties

  • The farmhand's duties include feeding the cattle.

farmhand + at

harvest timedawna dairythe mill

  • He worked as a farmhand at harvest time.
“More examples 5
  • The farmhand milked the cows every morning.

खेत मज़दूर हर सुबह गायों का दूध दुहता था।

  • During harvest, extra farmhands are needed.

कटाई के दौरान अतिरिक्त खेत मज़दूरों की ज़रूरत होती है।

  • Radhika's grandfather started life as a farmhand.

राधिका के दादाजी ने जीवन की शुरुआत खेत मज़दूर के रूप में की।

  • The farmhand carried the bundles to the barn.

खेत मज़दूर बंडलों को अनाज-घर तक ले गया।

  • Farmhands often begin work at sunrise.

खेत मज़दूर प्रायः सूर्योदय के समय काम शुरू करते हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ He is working as a farmhand in a farm.

✓ He is working as a farmhand on a farm.

Use 'on a farm', not 'in a farm'.

'On a farm' का प्रयोग होता है, 'in a farm' का नहीं।

✗ Many farmhand were hired for the season.

✓ Many farmhands were hired for the season.

'Many' needs a plural noun.

'Many' के बाद plural noun आता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words describe different people working on farms.

ये शब्द खेतों पर काम करने वाले अलग-अलग लोगों को बताते हैं।

farmhand

A general helper employed on a farm.

खेत पर काम करने के लिए रखा गया सामान्य सहायक।

  • The farmhand fed the buffalo.

farmworker

A more modern, neutral word for any person who works on a farm for wages.

मज़दूरी पर खेत में काम करने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए अधिक आधुनिक, तटस्थ शब्द।

  • Farmworkers have set hours.

labourer

Anyone doing physical work for pay, not only on a farm.

मज़दूरी पर शारीरिक काम करने वाला कोई भी, केवल खेत पर नहीं।

  • The labourer carried bricks.