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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That period also saw her star in Sergio Leone’s Western Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), as the female protagonist, widowed homesteader Jill Mcbain, alongside Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Angie Katsanevas, who loves brand names, beauty and micromanaging her family, swaps lives with off-the-grid homesteader and former Mormon Lindsay Flake, whose family lives without electricity, running water and rules.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 Sep. 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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Once cool weather has arrived to stay, grab your bulb planter or hand trowel and get these bulbs in the ground.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome in porch planters and brightens patio plantings all year long.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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As wine growers return to this tradition—pre-mass production era—the island’s wine scene has been turning heads globally.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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How to Harvest Harvesting apples is a real treat that reflects a grower's hard work and dedication.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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Investigators believe the fire started when a combine harvester in an agricultural field sent up some sort of sparks and ignited hay bales.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Aeschylus’s telling of the myth includes the detail that Prometheus has a role as a data harvester of sorts, armed with information that helps Zeus and the Titans come to power, but also information about Zeus’s eventual downfall.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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