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
See All Example Sentences for tenant farmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant farmer
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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