CROFTER Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

crofter

noun

Definition of crofter

chiefly British

as in sharecropper

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nonfarmer

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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

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Noun

After struggling and saving with their mother, Tallulah (a phenomenal Ledisi), sharecroppers Mary and Martha are eager to finally buy the land the Clarke family has worked on for generations.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026
These clips included interviews with many people of color, including former field workers and sharecroppers.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of sharecropper

Noun

Jones turned in a yeoman's effort, going 22-35 for 155 passing yards and two touchdowns while also keeping the Longhorn defense honest with his legs.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The early Robin Hood was no polished folk hero, Jones says, but a violent, devout yeoman pushed to society’s edge by corrupt officials.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of yeoman

Noun

The platform is designed to let growers and group managers reuse existing farm information and review and update their records each year.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
As the 2026 harvest winds down, rising production costs and inadequate crop prices are eating into farmers’ income, particularly among Midwest corn and soybean growers, even with a potential record in government subsidies.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of grower

Noun

The project also allows vehicle bumpers to extend up to 2 feet over nearby planters.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The site is often visited by tourists and is a monument to the past, the history of slavery, and the wealth amassed by cotton planters in Mississippi.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of planter

Noun

After all, from 1773 to 1775, more than thirty-five thousand agriculturalist peasants made war against Russia, in what is commonly referred to as Pugachev’s Rebellion, after the name of its leader.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
LaRue was a prominent agriculturalist and state legislator, while his son, Jacob Eugene LaRue, was active in efforts to bring University State Farm, the predecessor to UC Davis, to what was then known as Davisville.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of agriculturist

Noun

But among their best qualities, Dick Riordan was arrogantly confident, Jim Hahn had a steady hand on the tiller, Antonio Villaraigosa was tireless and passionate, Eric Garcetti was a long-range thinker on earthquakes, water and energy.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Many electric tillers struggle to till new, hard soil, but the best and strongest should be able to manage it, albeit slowly.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of tiller

Noun

However, the team opted to build a 20 percent larger craft that weighed nearly 20 pounds (9 Kg), heavier than Salvo’s reaper.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
But when a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons, and a trail of dead gangsters to somehow beat the reaper.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of reaper

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