campesino

noun

Definition of campesinonext
as in farmer

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Recent Examples of campesino The consequences were devastating for Andean campesinos of Indigenous descent, who had been a strong base of support for the new president. — Stephanie McNulty & Sarah Chartock / Made By History, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 The only way to keep vallenato alive is for the campesino to not be displaced. — Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024 In the 1980s, campesinos began to grow the fruit too. — Viridiana Hernández Fernández, Discover Magazine, 3 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for campesino
  1. farmer
  2. cultivator
  3. planter
  4. sharecropper
Noun
  • As tariffs take effect, farmers fear retaliation from other countries will impede their exports and drive up costs of production.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Without access to federal funds, the farmers will have the opportunity to refine their business model and focus on generating profit independently, Thomas said.
    — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • License applicants – cultivators, manufacturers, retailers and combination businesses that could both grow and sell products – who accumulated the most points would win licenses.
    — Peter Callaghan, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Proposed businesses, which include cultivators, retailers and testing facilities, have until March 14 to get their applications in.
    — Torey Van Oot, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • In the South, planters and other agricultural interests who exported crops to world markets were generally supportive of open trade and low tariff rates.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, designers recommend using sculptural plants in statement planters.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of planter
Noun
  • Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
    — Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds.
    — Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of sharecropper

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