hayward

1. (historical) One whose occupation involved overseeing the sowing and harvesting of crops as well as protecting the crops from stray people or animals.Examples: "[…] it was held that this was not indictable, for till the horse got to the pound the hayward was merely acting as the servant of the owner of the land […]"; "The hayward at the same place had an acre of the lord's corn in autumn, always in a certain part of the field."; "A horn, such as our man wears, was always worn by a hayward, who used to blow it to warn off people from straying in the crops."historical