hired woman
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4.1
- noun
- The hired woman worked tirelessly in the fields.
Examples
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Many hired women helped during the harvest season.
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The hired woman helped us plant the crops on the ranch this spring.
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As a hired woman, she was responsible for milking the cows and collecting eggs every morning.
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The hired woman rose before dawn to tend the animals on the ranch.
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The family employed a hired woman during harvest season to help with the crops.
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At the local farm, a hired woman took care of the livestock every day.
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The community relied on the hired woman to assist with the harvest each year.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who does hard physical work without special skills, often on building sites
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3.2
A woman who has a paid job doing physical tasks outside the home, often in a factory
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3.2
A woman who works with cattle and rides horses on a ranch or in rodeos
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1.1
A person who works on a farm doing jobs like planting or harvesting
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3.0
People who are paid to do house or farm work
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3.3
A woman who has a job and earns money
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4.4
A person who works on a ranch caring for cattle or horses
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3.6
A person paid to do manual work on a farm or ranch
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3.0
A person paid to work on a farm doing hard work
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6.8
A woman who milks cows and works in a dairy
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1.6
A person who works on a farm doing physical tasks like planting and caring for animals
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3.2
A person who works on a farm doing manual tasks like planting and harvesting
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8.2
A woman who works with milk and makes butter or cheese
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9.9
A woman who keeps hens and collects their eggs
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6.8
A woman who owns and cares for cattle on a farm
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4.2
A woman who does paid work in a factory or manual job
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9.4
A woman who works in fields to grow crops
A woman who turns and prepares the soil in fields with animals or machines
A woman who works in a stable to feed and care for horses
A girl or woman who cares for horses in a stable
A female worker who does different jobs when needed
A woman who does physical work in a factory or workshop
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a woman employed to work' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hired' (engaged to work for payment) modifying 'woman' (an adult female), following a standard adjective + noun pattern. This is a simple, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term hired woman comes from old farms where a hired woman was paid to do daily chores like milking cows and collecting eggs. Seeing a woman arrive to work each season helps explain why it simply means 'a woman employed as a laborer'.