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
Bernice Malcom, 92, a sharecropper’s daughter who grew up in North Carolina, never imagined a scene like this.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
As the children of sharecroppers, Ruby’s parents had to leave school to help their parents in the fields.
—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
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Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
As the children of sharecroppers, Ruby’s parents had to leave school to help their parents in the fields.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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Of two Montana homesteaders at war over a gate installed on a private road, one is a nerd culture YouTuber who directs his fans’ ire toward the ever-present thorn in his side.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Farmer Wants a Wife is back for a fourth season, with a new crop of handsome homesteaders who are hoping to finally harvest their happily ever after.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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The commission offers a range of license types, including cultivators, craft marijuana cooperatives, product manufacturers, retailers, research facilities, independent testing laboratories, transporters and microbusinesses.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Several defendants are members of the Ohio Cannabis Coalition, a marijuana trade association representing cultivators, dispensaries, processors and testing labs.—
Jessie Balmert,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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The triple-ball design comes preassembled in classic Roman-style planters and looks impressively realistic, according to Amazon reviewers—even moving gracefully in the wind without toppling over.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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To make the planter, simply place multiple toilet paper tubes in a plant container with all the tubes standing next to each other.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
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His father’s family were coffee growers before a coffee rust epidemic forced them to switch to oranges.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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Why this matters in California California’s ports, growers, and tech manufacturers sit at the heart of global trade.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 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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Despite that, effective control over such management priorities has long rested with agriculturalists and hunters, whose interests are not always shared by the vast majority of Coloradans.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 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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McAdams, who did yeoman’s work in Raimi’s previous movie (the aforementioned Marvel sequel), is the perfect fit for this kind of nonsensical Hollywood role.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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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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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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