Oxford Dictionary English hired hand nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌhaɪəd ˈhænd// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌhaɪərd ˈhænd// (North American English) Farm people Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa person who is paid to work on a farm See related entries: Farm peopleSee hired hand in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: hired hand oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com