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
As the children of sharecroppers, Ruby’s parents had to leave school to help their parents in the fields.
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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
Born in Leflore County, Ora Denise Allen grew up in a sharecropper family in Belzoni and sang in church choirs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
My mom was the child of sharecroppers in Mississippi.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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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
Born in Leflore County, Ora Denise Allen grew up in a sharecropper family in Belzoni and sang in church choirs.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
My mom was the child of sharecroppers in Mississippi.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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By the late 19th century, homesteaders and ranchers, including Henry Martin, Benjamin and Ollie Morris, and later Paul Greenough, shaped the land into a working cattle and sheep ranch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Jan. 2026
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Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Dec. 2025
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Breeder-educator James Loud brings yet another angle, centering on genetics literacy, breeder certification and transparent breeding practices that appeal to both hobbyists and more experienced cultivators.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Dec. 2025
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Amy Wessner, a Mountain View resident, bought fresh vegetables from Swank Farms, a cultivator from Hollister.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
29 Nov. 2025
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Embassy staff was not aware of why the flags were placed in planters outside the embassy, the spokesperson said, adding that the flags were not placed by embassy staff and their placement was not coordinated with embassy staff, which led to the confusion.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Instead, choose a container with drainage holes that’s just one or two sizes bigger than your existing planter and follow these simple steps to repot your money tree.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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What Florida agriculture faces from the cold Freeze watches and warnings let growers and food producers, particularly those with sensitive plants including Florida citrus, to take protective measures in their fields to help crops withstand cold temperatures that could damage or kill them.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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But profits are declining, and this year, many growers have left their grapes to rot on the vine.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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This is the case the company Kara Water is making for putting an atmospheric water harvester in your kitchen, one of the first companies in the retail space.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The harvester can also run continuously when plugged into mains power, or it can be powered by a portable external battery pack.—
Shirl Leigh
January 20,
New Atlas,
20 Jan. 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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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
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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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Police and prosecutors are doing yeoman’s work to keep our communities safe and to keep people like Lawrence Reed from escaping justice only to harm again.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
25 Nov. 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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