| hired hand | | |
| n. (person) | 1. hand, hired hand, hired man | a hired laborer on a farm or ranch.; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand" |
| ~ farm worker, farmhand, field hand, fieldhand | a hired hand on a farm. |
| ~ drover, herdsman, herder | someone who drives a herd. |
| ~ laborer, labourer, manual laborer, jack | someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor. |
| ~ ranch hand | a hired hand on a ranch. |
| ~ hostler, ostler, stableboy, stableman, groom | someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses. |
| stipend | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. stipend | a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose. |
| ~ regular payment | a payment made at regular times. |
| ~ prebend | the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon. |
| wage | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. earnings, pay, remuneration, salary, wage | something that remunerates.; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings" |
| ~ combat pay | extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat. |
| ~ double time | a doubled wage (for working overtime). |
| ~ found | food and lodging provided in addition to money.; "they worked for $30 and found" |
| ~ half-pay | reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time. |
| ~ living wage | a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably. |
| ~ merit pay | extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers). |
| ~ minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law. |
| ~ pay envelope, pay packet | wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner. |
| ~ sick pay | wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave. |
| ~ strike pay | money paid to strikers from union funds. |
| ~ take-home pay | what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc. |
| ~ regular payment | a payment made at regular times. |
| ~ payroll, paysheet | a list of employees and their salaries.; "the company had a long payroll" |
| v. (social) | 2. engage, wage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ put up, provide, offer | mount or put up.; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" |
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