crofter

noun

Definition of crofternext
chiefly British
as in sharecropper

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Recent Examples of crofter The renovated 19th-century crofter’s house puts sea views front and center, with Nordic interiors to complement the serene setting. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025 His eight-course menu was off-the-scale scrumptious, and made all the more so by eating it inside the single-story, simple crofter’s farmhouse, carpeted with straw, and lit with tea lights and candles in wall nooks. — Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crofter
  1. sharecropper
  2. yeoman
  3. grower
  4. planter
  5. agriculturist
  6. cultivator
  7. tiller
  8. reaper
Noun
  • Wilson grew up in Louisiana as the son of a sharecropper and ran away from home with just an elementary education.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Johnson, who was born in a sharecropper’s shack in Mississippi in 1927, moved to Chicago with his mother at age 2.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of sharecropper
Noun
  • Sarnoski’s film takes its title from one of those ballads, in which Robin Hood — long before there was any Maid Marian to speak of — was a mere yeoman.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Seniors Myles Montgomery and Jaden Nixon did yeoman’s work, accounting for 66% of the team’s rushing yards (1,259) and 55% of the team’s carries (214).
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
Definition of yeoman
Noun
  • Welcomes anyone who is interested in supporting the local wineries as well as grape growers and amateur and professional wine makers.
    — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Officials with the California Farm Bureau said the move will present challenges for the state’s growers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of grower
Noun
  • More than once, his white planter friends stood by him in court and kept him from unjust imprisonment and even execution.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Treating the Landscaping Like An Afterthought A front porch that feels beautifully styled often incorporates elements like hanging baskets of ferns and planters by the front door.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of planter
Noun
  • Dressing gardens with compost helps improve soil structure and fertility, supports sustainable gardening practices, keeps ecosystems in balance and can reduce greenhouse gases, agriculturists tell us.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • Harvesting, usage, and benefits The type of rooibos predominantly cultivated by the tea industry is the Cederberg region’s Nortier (sometimes called Nortieria), named for the man credited with kick-starting the rooibos tea industry, South African agriculturalist Pieter le Fras Nortier.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of agriculturist
Noun
  • This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Wheat farmers in Britain, sugar beet growers in central Europe, tobacco planters in Virginia and cotton cultivators across the American South all embraced the new fertilizer.
    — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • Once the land is clear, use a rotary tiller to break up the soil clods.
    — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The pilot remains in control, steering via the cockpit tiller and pedals.
    — David Szondy June 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
Definition of tiller
Noun
  • In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.
    — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • At the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, American revolvers and reapers with swappable parts stunned international observers.
    — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026
Definition of reaper

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“Crofter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crofter. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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