hind¹ (hīnd) also hind·er (hīn'dər)
adj.
Located at or forming the back or rear; posterior: an animal's hind legs; the hinder part of a steer.

[Middle English hinde, short for bihinde, behind, from Old English bihindan.]

hind² (hīnd)
n.

1. A female red deer.
2. Any of several fishes of the genus Epinephelus of Atlantic waters, related to and resembling the groupers.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

hind³ (hīnd)
n.

1. Chiefly British. A farm laborer, especially a skilled worker.
2. Archaic. A country bumpkin; a rustic.

[Alteration of Middle English hine, household servants, possibly from Old English hīne, genitive of hīgan, hīwan, members of a household.]

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