tenant farmer

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Recent Examples of tenant farmer His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers. Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025 The film sees tenant farmer Joseph (Cruise) reluctantly flee to the United States with Shannon (Kidman), the rebellious daughter of his wealthy landlord. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025 The traumatized men told of their efforts to organize a union of Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers to gain economic independence. Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025 The number of new tenant farmers gaining owner-like rights to land through this route in recent years is nominal. Tim Hanstad, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2016 See All Example Sentences for tenant farmer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tenant farmer
Noun
  • 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
  • And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.
    Leena Kim, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
Noun
  • After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Despite being legal, the illicit market is thriving, with only 38% of the cannabis consumed in California coming from licensed growers, according to a 2024 report released by the state Department of Cannabis Control.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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