farmworker

[ fahrm-wur-ker ]

noun

1. farm hand.

Word History and Origins

Origin of farmworker¹

farm + worker

Example Sentences

The outcome of the fight between Wonderful Co.’s wealthy owners and California’s storied farmworker union will shape the future of a divisive new process for unionizing agricultural job sites.

From Los Angeles Times

“Because farm labor is seasonal, high-turnover work, many farmworker witnesses will be unavailable by the time appellate proceedings conclude,” the UFW said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the latest update in a dispute over a campaign to unionize workers at a powerful Kern County agricultural company, a California appellate court has ruled that negotiations can continue between the state’s largest farmworker union and Wonderful Co.

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Her father-in-law started off as a farmworker before buying his first plot of land in 1969.

From Los Angeles Times

SB 1299 would have changed the burden of proof in workers’ compensation claims when a farmworker develops a heat-related injury after laboring outdoors for an employer who fails to comply with the state’s heat safety standards.

From Los Angeles Times