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 tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.
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Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sharecropper
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sharecropper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
Noun
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Most of our neighbors were farmers, loggers, or homesteaders.—
John Klar,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first generation of homesteaders practiced full self-sufficiency out of necessity, Proctor said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Colorado regulators fined more than 40 cannabis cultivators and manufacturers over the last five years for failing to comply with testing requirements, The Denver Post’s analysis of enforcement data found.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court on Monday by cultivator and manufacturer Mammoth Farms, accuses the division of ignoring companies that are diverting legal weed to illicit markets in other states, and punishing whistleblowers who try to raise concerns.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wait until the planter is dry to the touch before watering.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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What’s happening Container Gardening – Community Garden Education Series: Learn how to grow vibrant flowers, fresh herbs, and tasty vegetables in pots and planters.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That line did yeoman’s work against Golden Knights star Jack Eichel.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Orioles beat writers Jacob Calvin Meyer and Matt Weyrich are continuing to do yeoman’s work in the first month of what promises to be a very forgettable 2025 Major League Baseball season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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