farmworker

noun

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

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About 40% of U.S. farmworkers are undocumented, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department. Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025 In the Salinas Valley, an area with a large concentration of Spanish-speaking farmworkers, Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas began promoting telehealth services with Spanish radio ads in January. Kff Health News, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025 The Trump administration has sent mixed messages about its approach to immigration raids that affect farms and migrant farmworkers. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 17 July 2025 Jaime Alanis, a 57-year-old farmworker, died Saturday from injuries sustained after falling 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at a California cannabis facility. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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