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 Napa County Sheriff’s Office said the other four victims were also farmworkers from Stockton. The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025 Mexican farmworkers plant onions by hand in the Spring in Upstate New York. Dan Gooding billal Rahman amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 Riding with her were fellow Migrant Legal Aid outreach workers Jennifer Gomez-Pedraza, 21; Ella Schueler, 21, and Whitney Perez Blake, 22 — four young women fueled by a deep commitment to protecting the rights of migrant farmworkers. David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Lamas is now a women’s health nurse practitioner in Plant City treating many migrant farmworkers. Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2025.

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