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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
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
Growing up in Harlem, Quié idolized Gabriel, the son of sharecroppers and one of twenty kids.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 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
Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In the north, Louisiana also had sharecroppers and still has cotton fields.
—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
This beloved drama follows a family of Black sharecroppers trying to get by in 1930s Louisiana.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 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
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Growing up in Harlem, Quié idolized Gabriel, the son of sharecroppers and one of twenty kids.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 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
Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
In the north, Louisiana also had sharecroppers and still has cotton fields.
—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
This beloved drama follows a family of Black sharecroppers trying to get by in 1930s Louisiana.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecroppers
Noun
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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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The representatives argued that bad actors are unfairly driving down prices and shifting the tax burden to manufacturers and cultivators who are trying to follow the rules.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
14 Apr. 2026
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In nature, this process typically occurs via fire, whereas cultivators often use acid or physical scarring.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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More recently, soybean croppers were angered by the financial support lent to Argentina, which went on to ship large quantities of its own soybeans to China.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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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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Farming is still integral to daily life, and the festival honors this tropical fruit and like longtime growers like Lady Di, who has been cultivating pineapples since 1974.—
Taryn White,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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And the farmer’s market is focused around Alabama growers and purveyors.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2026
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At the same time, planters might order perkenslaven to grow vegetables and other produce for their own households and businesses, rather than cultivate nutmeg as the VOC intended.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2026
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Flowers that tumble gracefully over the sides can help to soften the edge of planters.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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“Sharecroppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecroppers. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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