as in homesteader
a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops
grew up the child of a poor sharecropper
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Recent Examples of sharecropper
John Lewis John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers were plotting an insurrection.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
Noun
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To live as 1880s homesteaders, each family will have to navigate life without electricity or running water throughout the eight episodes.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Most of our neighbors were farmers, loggers, or homesteaders.—
John Klar,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, licensed cannabis cultivators have faced challenges in the industry’s evolving landscape.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Outdoor cultivators pay close attention to this time of year because cannabis is a photoperiod-sensitive plant, meaning its growth and flowering phases depend on light exposure.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also consider adding some small hanging planters for extra lushness.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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This spacious Three Posts wood planter box from Wayfair is versatile enough to spruce up a patio, balcony, or garden space.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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That line did yeoman’s work against Golden Knights star Jack Eichel.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Orioles beat writers Jacob Calvin Meyer and Matt Weyrich are continuing to do yeoman’s work in the first month of what promises to be a very forgettable 2025 Major League Baseball season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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