as in gentleman farmer
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Recent Examples of tenant farmer
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.
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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
In response to national attention in the late 1960s to widespread hunger and malnutrition in other areas of the country, such as among tenant farmers in the rural South, a limited food stamps program was expanded.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 6 July 2025
His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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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
In response to national attention in the late 1960s to widespread hunger and malnutrition in other areas of the country, such as among tenant farmers in the rural South, a limited food stamps program was expanded.
—Tracy Roof, The Conversation, 6 July 2025
His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 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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Participants get to try countless varieties of wine and get the chance to meet the growers themselves.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crop’s pull extends to the highest levels of national politics — presidential hopefuls have made a point of visiting Meru to publicly declare their support for the trade, with pledges to open new markets, defend growers, and confront foreign bans.—
Joseph Maina,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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