farmworker
/ˈfɑːmwɜːkə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ार्म्वर्कर
खेत मज़दूर, खेतिहर मज़दूर
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a person who works on a farm, especially for wages
खेत मज़दूर, खेतिहर मज़दूर
- Farmworkers in the area are demanding higher wages.
- Many farmworkers migrate to Punjab during the harvest.
- A farmworker earns very little during the dry months.
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- Farmworkers were hired to pick cotton in the fields.
- The government introduced a scheme to protect the rights of farmworkers.
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farmworker (countable noun)
A farmworker is a person paid to work on a farm; it is also written 'farm worker'.
Farmworker वह व्यक्ति है जिसे खेत में काम के लिए वेतन मिलता है; इसे 'farm worker' भी लिखा जाता है।
- Farmworkers began early in the morning.
- She is a farmworker in a tea garden.
farmworker + noun
Used before a noun for rights and pay: farmworker wages, farmworker union, farmworker safety.
अधिकारों और वेतन के लिए संज्ञा से पहले: farmworker wages, farmworker union, farmworker safety।
- The farmworker union demanded better wages.
migrant / seasonal farmworker
The adjectives show the kind of employment, often temporary.
विशेषण रोज़गार के प्रकार को बताते हैं, प्रायः अस्थायी।
- Seasonal farmworkers travel from state to state.
farmworker vs farmer
A farmer owns or runs the farm; a farmworker is paid to work on it.
Farmer खेत का मालिक या संचालक होता है; farmworker खेत में वेतन पर काम करता है।
- The farmer paid each farmworker daily.
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adjective + farmworker
migrantseasonallandlessunderpaidcasualfemale
- Landless farmworkers depend on daily wages.
verb + farmworker
employhirepayprotecttrainhouse
- The estate employs a hundred farmworkers.
farmworker + noun
wagesrightsunionfamilyhousingsafety
- Farmworker rights should be protected by law.
farmworker + at
harvestthe orchardthe tea estatethe mill
- She works as a farmworker at the tea estate.
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- Many farmworkers migrate to Punjab for the wheat harvest.
कई खेत मज़दूर गेहूँ की कटाई के लिए पंजाब चले जाते हैं।
- Radhika met a farmworker who had never gone to school.
राधिका एक ऐसे खेत मज़दूर से मिली जो कभी स्कूल नहीं गया था।
- Farmworkers need protection from pesticides.
खेत मज़दूरों को कीटनाशकों से सुरक्षा की आवश्यकता है।
- The farmworker's wages were paid at the end of the week.
खेत मज़दूर की मज़दूरी सप्ताह के अंत में दी गई।
- Government schemes aim to raise the income of farmworkers.
सरकारी योजनाएँ खेत मज़दूरों की आय बढ़ाने का लक्ष्य रखती हैं।
- Women farmworkers often earn less than men for the same work.
महिला खेत मज़दूर प्रायः उसी काम के लिए पुरुषों से कम कमाती हैं।
- A farmworker's day in summer is long and tiring.
गर्मियों में खेत मज़दूर का दिन लंबा और थकाने वाला होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name people who earn a wage from work on the land.
ये शब्द ज़मीन पर काम करके मज़दूरी कमाने वालों के नाम हैं।
A general, neutral word for anyone paid to work on a farm.
खेत में वेतन पर काम करने वाले किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए सामान्य, तटस्थ शब्द।
- The farmworker was paid weekly.
A somewhat older word for a helper on a farm, often living on it.
खेत के सहायक के लिए कुछ पुराना शब्द, जो प्रायः वहीं रहता था।
- The farmhand slept in the barn.
A poor small farmer in history; can sound insulting now.
इतिहास का गरीब छोटा किसान; आज अपमानजनक लग सकता है।
- The novel is about a peasant family.