crofters

Definition of croftersnext
plural of crofter, chiefly British
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Noun
  • Some focus primarily on tasting all the deliciousness offered by local producers, growers, and restaurants; other food tours provide the opportunity to dive deeper into history and culture or even try your hand at cooking local cuisine.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Other plants simply are aggressive growers.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • While in power the CPI(M) implemented several welfare policies, including Operation Barga to prevent the eviction of sharecroppers by landlords.
    Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Coming from the Orinoco Basin in South America, groups of agriculturalists settled in villages in the western and eastern parts of the Caribbean, speaking languages derived from the language family known as Arawakan.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.
    Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In nature, this process typically occurs via fire, whereas cultivators often use acid or physical scarring.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome in porch planters and makes a statement in patio pots all year long.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Every walkway is lined with border plantings and planters.
    Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • America has largely been out of tune regarding that refrain, but its greatest defenders of democracy and its tillers for a better world have not.
    Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Elsewhere in Kigali, a group of young agronomists are training farmers to adopt technologies such as hydroponics to maximize productivity, using water instead of soil.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Crofters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crofters. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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