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
Black sharecroppers and farm workers used music to process segregation, deep poverty and systemic violence.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
The second looked at life among migrant workers, sharecroppers and others dwelling in mountain areas.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
His father, Walter Riley, was one of eleven children of sharecroppers from Durham County, North Carolina, and became an activist at thirteen.
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Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sharecropper
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
The second looked at life among migrant workers, sharecroppers and others dwelling in mountain areas.
—
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Meanwhile, her parents lost their jobs; her grandparents, who were sharecroppers, were forced off the land; and the grocery store refused to serve her family.
—
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
His father, Walter Riley, was one of eleven children of sharecroppers from Durham County, North Carolina, and became an activist at thirteen.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sharecropper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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The area has a rich and compelling history, filled with legends, wars, and homesteaders long before 1939, when the land became part of the National Park Service.
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Also on Holzherr, humble homesteaders the Knoll family brace for the intrusion of Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts, with more facial piercings than Hellraiser’s Pinhead), leader of a band of interplanetary Brigands.
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The country is a top cultivator and exporter of greenhouse tomatoes (Mexico, China, Canada, the United States and Spain are the other power-green houses in this space, with an annual market of ~$10B growing to ~$16B by 2030).
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Tabar Gifford is a master gardener and partnership cultivator at American Meadows and High Country Gardens.
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Shop furniture and decor for every room, the best summer bedding, and outdoor essentials, like furniture, umbrellas, planters, and more.
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Just remember that self-watering planters still need their reservoirs refilled regularly.
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Now some are calling for the government to buy farmland from willing growers and leave that land dry.
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This provides a clearer framework for businesses and growers, despite significant public interest in commercial cutting sales.
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The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
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The harvester must have harvested oysters during the 2025-26 season, with proof in harvest reports.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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