farmworker

noun

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

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Lamas is now a women’s health nurse practitioner in Plant City treating many migrant farmworkers. Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Lidia, the farmworker who spoke to the AP through an interpreter, said her biggest fear is being sent back to Mexico. Corey Williams, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025 The audit was requested in 2024 by Assemblymember Liz Ortega, D-San Leandro, chair of the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee, in response to numerous complaints from farmworker advocates and others about workplace violations going unchecked by the agency. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The administration has also proposed removing safety and anti-retaliation protections for migrant farmworkers in the H-2A visa program. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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