Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ma'aikacin gona" yana nufin mutumin da ke aiki a gona, yawanci a ayyukan noma ko aikin gona kamar shuka, girbi, da kula da amfanin gona, kiwon dabbobi, ko yin wasu abubuwan da suka shafi gonaki. ayyuka. Ana iya ɗaukar ma'aikatan gona aiki a kowane lokaci ko shekara, kuma suna iya yin aiki a kan ƙananan gonakin iyali ko manyan ayyukan kasuwanci. Sun kasance wani muhimmin bangare na aikin noma kuma suna taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen samar da abinci da sauran kayayyakin amfanin gona.