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
In the north, Louisiana also had sharecroppers and still has cotton fields.
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Christine Ochefu, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
The Malcolms and Dorseys, sharecroppers in Georgia, encouraged Black neighbors to vote in the state's all-white primary earlier that year.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Last year’s spike in fire deaths among the city’s senior citizens included a 95-year-old Queens grandmother who died along with her great granddaughter, an 89-year-old Bronx man who had just beaten cancer and a 90-year-old sharecropper’s daughter from Georgia who dedicated her life to teaching.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
This beloved drama follows a family of Black sharecroppers trying to get by in 1930s Louisiana.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
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Christine Ochefu, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
The Malcolms and Dorseys, sharecroppers in Georgia, encouraged Black neighbors to vote in the state's all-white primary earlier that year.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Last year’s spike in fire deaths among the city’s senior citizens included a 95-year-old Queens grandmother who died along with her great granddaughter, an 89-year-old Bronx man who had just beaten cancer and a 90-year-old sharecropper’s daughter from Georgia who dedicated her life to teaching.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
This beloved drama follows a family of Black sharecroppers trying to get by in 1930s Louisiana.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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When cities buy water rights from rural areas and let the fields go fallow, the land does not automatically return to the shortgrass prairie encountered by 19th-century homesteaders or the Native Americans before them.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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For homesteaders taking an incremental, DIY approach, hoop houses and mini greenhouses are great entry points.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This 3-piece stainless steel gardening tool set includes a trowel, cultivator, and weeder, all with handles boasting a pink floral pattern.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
4 May 2026
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Separately, a cultivator sued MED, alleging the agency has failed to uphold its statutory duty to protect consumers and prosecute bad actors.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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Many of these humans already made use of machines, like the crop-planters that have automated the tedious work of sowing edamame beans by hand.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
8 May 2026
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The spaces are outfitted with custom parota wood furniture, Smart TVs, espresso makers, and beautiful artisanal touches like clay planters and bespoke mezcal glasses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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In 2024, for example, garden-industry research firm Simple Spring found that 56% of growers use computer apps to assist their efforts.—
Jamie Siebrase,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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When prices were high, sugar production abroad increased as growers looked to cash in on the profitable crop, Johansson said.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Eating harvester ants began as a feeding specialization, not a defense.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
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Aker is the world's largest harvester of krill, responsible for over half the world's catch.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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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.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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If one chooses to criticize executive Daryl Morey for trading McCain to OKC, then Morey probably deserves some kudos for the yeoman’s work he’s done over the past two seasons at the edges of the roster.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Lower has the yeoman’s task of heightening the narrative’s frenetic unease.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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