mill hand
Industrial plant employee
A mill hand is a worker in a mill—typically a textile mill, sawmill, or grain mill.
The term dates from industrial-era factory work, when laborers were often called hands: Her grandmother worked as a mill hand in a cotton factory.
Mill hand suggests manual labor rather than supervisory or skilled technical positions.
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- workerPerson who toils
- laborerPhysical task performer
- blue collarManual labor workforce
textile · loom · cotton · weaver · spinner · assembly line · shift · time clock · punch card · long hours · overalls · machinery · grind · flour · sawdust · wages · toil · industrial
mill handproprietor
Business holder
industrialist · capitalist · boss · superintendent · employer
mill handexecutive
Senior organizational leader
white-collar worker · professional · office worker · manager · administrator
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