farmworker

noun

farm·​work·​er ˈfärm-ˌwər-kər 

: farmhand sense 1

farmwork

ˈfärm-ˌwərk 

noun

Examples of farmworker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than 30 years later, Pérez has become a leading advocate for California’s immigrant, farmworker and low-income communities. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

And some farmworkers have been stopped and beaten by armed men near the border with Jalisco without being told why, according to one worker who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Asked about those changes and the growing scrutiny of the UFW's legacy, Huerta defended the organization's historic work on behalf of farmworkers while acknowledging the controversy surrounding Chavez. — Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for farmworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• woodworker
• worker