tenant farmer
noun
: a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce
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Her exhibition will feature massive and lush depictions of giant meteorites; Bush, the tenant farmer, is also a subject: Simpson’s exhibit returns his story to him.
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Dean Baquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
For the most part, India's rural landless are day laborers and tenant farmers.
—Tim Hanstad, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2013
The land trust will continue to rent the rest of the property to tenant farmers.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Japanese farmers had been working in the San Joaquin Delta since the start of the twentieth century, serving as tenant farmers for white landlords after restrictions on Chinese immigrants kicked in.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2024
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Dean Baquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
For the most part, India's rural landless are day laborers and tenant farmers.
—Tim Hanstad, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2013
The land trust will continue to rent the rest of the property to tenant farmers.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Japanese farmers had been working in the San Joaquin Delta since the start of the twentieth century, serving as tenant farmers for white landlords after restrictions on Chinese immigrants kicked in.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2024
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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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