sharecropper

noun share·crop·per \ ˈsher-ˌkrä-pər \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of sharecropper

:a tenant farmer especially in the southern U.S. who is provided with credit for seed, tools, living quarters, and food, who works the land, and who receives an agreed share of the value of the crop minus charges

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Renovation Blitz The house was originally a casa colonica, or a farmhouse owned by a landlord and occupied by about 20 sharecroppers who worked the land and whose payment was, in effect, their own subsistence.

— james tarmy, Bloomberg.com, "A Dreamy, Rustic Italian Life Can Be Yours for $3.76 Million," 9 Aug. 2017
A sharecropper's son, and one of 12 children, he was born outside of Delight, Arkansas, and grew up revering country music stars such as Hank Williams.

— bob carlton, AL.com, "Mr. Jim's last vegetable plate," 9 Aug. 2017
A sharecropper's son, and one of 12 children, he was born outside of Delight, Arkansas, and grew up revering country music stars such as Hank Williams.

— bob carlton, AL.com, "Mr. Jim's last vegetable plate," 9 Aug. 2017
A sharecropper's son, and one of 12 children, he was born outside of Delight, Arkansas, and grew up revering country music stars such as Hank Williams.

— emily bamforth, cleveland.com, "Peek at the new baby giraffe at the Cleveland Zoo (video)," 8 Aug. 2017
The wealth of Mansa Musa is hidden beneath the sharecropper’s poverty.

— solomon jones, Philly.com, "Older black people have let younger generation down," 4 July 2017
Raised on a sharecropper’s farm in Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste lived his life working for justice, education, and community — and his contributions to the state of Kansas and its residents are momentous.

— by anne marie hunter, kansascity.com, "Old Shawnee Days let the good times roll," 9 June 2017
Frazier’s father was a sharecropper who had 12 children, in Beaufort, S.C.

— allen pierleoni, sacbee.com, "‘Ali was like Colin Kaepernick times 10.’ New book updates boxing legend’s legacy," 26 May 2017
Frazier’s father was a sharecropper who had 12 children, in Beaufort, S.C. Ali had grown up as a middle-class guy in Louisville, Ken., and not in nearly the same abject circumstances.

— allen pierleoni, sacbee.com, "‘Ali was like Colin Kaepernick times 10.’ New book updates boxing legend’s legacy," 26 May 2017

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1923

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: a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops

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