farmworker

noun

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

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That’s left many farmworker families struggling to afford rent while earning minimum wage, $16.50 an hour. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025 This reliance on immigrant labor has been growing, as domestic workers show less interest in agricultural jobs, and an aging farmworker population struggles to meet labor demands. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 The proposed Miami-Dade ordinance came in the wake of the death of 29-year-old farmworker Efraín López García who became ill while picking fruit on a Homestead farm on a day of record-breaking heat and died in July 2023. Mimi Whitefield, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation's bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 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 28 May. 2025.

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