as in gentleman farmer
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Recent Examples of tenant farmer
Half of the land stays in rice production, which the conservancy leases to tenant farmers.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant farmer
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Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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After the three-day Kern County raid, the association informed its members — growers, packinghouses, farm labor contractors, nurseries and related businesses — that immigration agents need warrants to enter their properties.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the number of licensed cannabis businesses declined in recent years across every category, including retailers, distributors and growers.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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