Definition of Hired man

1. Noun. A hired laborer on a farm or ranch. "A ranch hand"


Lexicographical Neighbors of Hired Man

hirdmen
hirds
hire
hire-purchase
hire car
hire out
hire purchase
hire purchases
hireable
hireage
hireages
hired
hired gun
hired hand
hired help
hired man (current term)
hiree
hirees
hireless
hireling
hirelings
hirer
hirers
hires
hiring
hiring freeze
hiring hall
hirings
hirling
hirlings

Literary usage of Hired man

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"THE DEATH OF THE hired man Mary sat musing on the lamp-flame at the table Waiting for Warren. When she heard his step, She ran on tip-toe down the darkened ..."

2. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts by Colonial Society of Massachusetts (1902)
"These I musicali Americanisms, and .•will subjoin some examples. . . . Hired Girl for Servant Girl. hired man for Servant Man. ..."

3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1906)
"The hired man came hurrying down the path from the house and opened the gate. Fly came in with the buggy, and whinnied again in a friendly way to the hired ..."

4. North of Boston by Robert Frost (1917)
"i THE DEATH OF THE hired man MARY sat musing on the lamp-flame at the table Waiting for Warren. When she heard his step, She ran on tip-toe down the ..."

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