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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
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
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
Coleman was born into a large family of sharecroppers in 1890s Texas.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
My mom was the child of sharecroppers in Mississippi.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Born in Alabama to a family of sharecroppers, Morrow taught himself barbering and chemistry — the foundation of his hair care business.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The daughter of sharecroppers, she was raised by her grandparents.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
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
Coleman was born into a large family of sharecroppers in 1890s Texas.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
My mom was the child of sharecroppers in Mississippi.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Born in Alabama to a family of sharecroppers, Morrow taught himself barbering and chemistry — the foundation of his hair care business.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
The daughter of sharecroppers, she was raised by her grandparents.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecroppers
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Releford, or another team member leading the tour, shares stories of the original homesteaders, Black agricultural innovators and the land’s evolution over more than a century.—
Martine Thompson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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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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However, cultivators can't get rid of weeds close to plants without damaging the vegetables.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 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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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
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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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Coming from the Orinoco Basin in South America, groups of agriculturalists settled in villages in the western and eastern parts of the Caribbean, speaking languages derived from the language family known as Arawakan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The landmark agreement was the first union contract between farmworkers and growers, Shaw said.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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At that time, the union had about two dozen contracts with agricultural growers, a huge decline from about 150 in its heyday.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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After the decline of their sugar industry, São Tomé merchants and planters began to redirect their more short-distance slave trade to the Americas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The planters are pockmarked and rough-cut; etched and grooved to mimic oyster reefs and mangrove roots.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Sharecroppers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecroppers. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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