farmworker

noun

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

Examples of farmworker in a Sentence

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The new pro tem has experience working with Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, on climate and farmworker housing legislation. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026 Anna Regalado, the authority’s agricultural specialist, will share information about the goals of the plan and how input from the public and important stakeholders—including farmers, farmworkers and ranchers—will influence the plan. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026 In July, a farmworker in the country illegally fell to his death during an immigration raid in Camarillo, part of her district, and fear of other sweeps prompted the recent cancellation of a holiday parade in her hometown of Santa Barbara. Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026 Pajaro is home to many low-income farmworkers. Farshid Vahedifard, The Conversation, 29 Dec. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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