SHARECROPPERS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

sharecroppers

noun

plural of sharecropper

as in homesteaders

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 sharecroppers Born in Tallahassee to sharecroppers, Meek was raised during the Jim Crow era and would go on to break racial barriers. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026 All my grandparents were sharecroppers in Mississippi before migrating to Gary in the late 1920s. — Lori Latham, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Black sharecroppers and farm workers used music to process segregation, deep poverty and systemic violence. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 The second looked at life among migrant workers, sharecroppers and others dwelling in mountain areas. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 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. — 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

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Noun

The American Dream, in this sense, moved from production to consumption, from homesteaders growing crops to homeowners buying appliances.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
That was whittled down to one that raises the homestead threshold for the longest-residing residents, the homesteaders.

— Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of homesteaders

Noun

Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
This scientific understanding is enabling cultivators to engineer diverse, less pungent strains and driving innovation in discreet, low-odor products like edibles and vapes.

— Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivators

Noun

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
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

Definition of agriculturists

Noun

Providing education for cotton growers, WWF-Türkiye created a guide for optimizing water and soil management.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
One low ebb came in 1973 with the loss of many contracts to the Teamsters Union, which struck sweetheart deals with growers.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of growers

Noun

Think about privacy with fencing, tall planters, bamboo screens or outdoor curtains, and factor in noise, drainage and level ground for anything with real weight like tubs or saunas.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Check sun and shade patterns across the day, think about privacy with fencing, tall planters, bamboo screens or outdoor curtains, and account for noise, drainage and level ground for anything heavy like tubs or saunas.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of planters

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