farmworker

noun

farm·​work·​er ˈfärm-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce farmworker (audio)
farmwork noun

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Founded by farmworker Victor Garcia, the Oxnard Eagles is a nine-team community club serving more than 100 youth from immigrant and working-class families. Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025 The case is now expected to move toward a trial where the court will decide how much Grimmway could pay in damages and what additional relief farmworkers may receive. Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025 Hernández, a Mexican American engineer who grew up as a migrant farmworker in California, offered a few words of encouragement. Nicole Chavez, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025 New to valley fever Typically, those most at risk are people exposed to soil when it's disturbed ‒ farmworkers, construction workers and prison inmates incarcerated in arid, remote areas. Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmworker

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of farmworker was in 1843

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“Farmworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmworker. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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