Mill-hand (Noun)
Meaning
A workman in a mill or factory.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The local mill-hand's union organized a protest to raise awareness about worker safety concerns.
- John spent most of his life as a mill-hand before deciding to start his own business.
- Her father worked as a mill-hand at the textile factory for nearly three decades.
- After the mill closed down, hundreds of mill-hands lost their jobs and struggled to make ends meet.
- It took months for the former mill-hand to adjust to his new life outside the industrial setting.