as in homesteader
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
grew up the child of a poor sharecropper
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Recent Examples of sharecropper
The Delta Blues Museum celebrates Mississippi's role in the birth of the blues, with artifacts including a reconstruction of the sharecropper's shack that Muddy Waters lived in on the Stovall Plantation.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Bernice Malcom, 92, a sharecropper’s daughter who grew up in North Carolina, never imagined a scene like this.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
As the children of sharecroppers, Ruby’s parents had to leave school to help their parents in the fields.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Coleman was born into a large family of sharecroppers in 1890s Texas.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Npr Staff, NPR, 18 Dec. 2025
Bernice Malcom, 92, a sharecropper’s daughter who grew up in North Carolina, never imagined a scene like this.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
As the children of sharecroppers, Ruby’s parents had to leave school to help their parents in the fields.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Coleman was born into a large family of sharecroppers in 1890s Texas.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Of two Montana homesteaders at war over a gate installed on a private road, one is a nerd culture YouTuber who directs his fans’ ire toward the ever-present thorn in his side.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Use a trowel or hand cultivator to break up the soil and turn it over.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The commission offers a range of license types, including cultivators, craft marijuana cooperatives, product manufacturers, retailers, research facilities, independent testing laboratories, transporters and microbusinesses.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Michaels is already full of lifelike faux flowers, planters, and vases.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to remove the dirt from your planter and give it a good rinse with a garden hose before taking it to the thrift store, says Traxler.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
4 Mar. 2026
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Wild ginger is a slow grower can take several years to form a sizeable clump.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
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Grape growers are leaving fruit to rot as harvest costs exceed market prices, while younger consumers abandon wine for beer and spirits.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Yaghi’s water harvester offers a more portable and eco-friendly alternative.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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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
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Native to Southeast Asia, camellias first made their way to California during the Gold Rush, when agriculturist James Lloyd Lafayette Franklin Warren brought seeds from Boston.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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McAdams, who did yeoman’s work in Raimi’s previous movie (the aforementioned Marvel sequel), is the perfect fit for this kind of nonsensical Hollywood role.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Over the years, the government has made a yeoman’s effort at explaining the reason for the no-fault nature of the court—which has nothing to do with Washington cutting sweetheart deals with Big Pharma.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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