farmworker

noun

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

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The project, for which Lopez spoke with 61 farmworkers as young as 12, was published in The Times in collaboration with the nonprofit news site Capital & Main. General Manager, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 In northern Oregon, just before dawn in October 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested and shackled two farmworkers on their way to work. Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026 The farmers also were largely in agreement about the need for farmworker housing, which would grant landowners the ability to construct homes on their property for their employees to live. Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 The effort to rename landmarks in a city so central to the farmworker labor movement was pushed last March in a joint memorandum by Councilmembers Peter Ortiz, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, Domingo Candelas, and Mayor Matt Mahan. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmworker

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First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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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 16 Jun. 2026.

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