What is "ranchhand"

Usage examples of "ranchhand".

The ranchhand reached for his gun and the Sarratt man's big Sharps rifle slug took most of the man's chest with it when it exited his back.

He had pulled in at the Ranchhand Motel, got a key to one of the units in the office, and had found a bonus-a battery-operated heater, which he set up by the foot of his bed.

Somebody had to pull guard, and the ranchhands were more useful elsewhere.