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
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
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
While in power the CPI(M) implemented several welfare policies, including Operation Barga to prevent the eviction of sharecroppers by landlords.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
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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.
—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
But although the edifice built at great expense—by Fannie Lou Hamer, by John Lewis, by the bloodied limbs of Mississippi sharecroppers and Alabama marchers—has not been entirely bulldozed, only the facade remains.
—
Vann R. Newkirk Ii,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
While in power the CPI(M) implemented several welfare policies, including Operation Barga to prevent the eviction of sharecroppers by landlords.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sharecropper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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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 book traces the fictitious Yeoman family’s evolution over generations from self-sufficient homesteaders to participants in global markets.
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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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Amateur gardeners should definitely take advantage of this under-$30 gardening tool set and this stone planter from Creative Co-Op.
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There’s no better time to pretty up your porch than the dead of summer, and this planter, combined with the season’s ample sunshine, warm temps, and the shrub or flowers of your choosing.
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What the growers’ side is arguing Natalie Collins, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, framed the labeling change as a competitive fairness issue.
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The same fragility that makes farming difficult (salmon-bearing streams, redwood forest, narrow soils prone to erosion) also enforces a light touch, and growers in the valley have embraced that requirement.
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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 29 Jun. 2026.
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