farmworker

noun

farm·​work·​er ˈfärm-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce farmworker (audio)
farmwork noun

Examples of farmworker in a Sentence

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Health officials could start vaccinating farmworkers at risk of contracting bird flu from poultry or cows. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Current precautions like restricting entry to farms and wearing personal protective equipment should be kept in place, but filtering the air in barns could also help protect animals and farmworkers from bird flu, too. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 Feb. 2025 In Kern County, CA, undocumented farmworkers makeup roughly 60% of the workforce, but the fear of ICE raids has led to between one-fifth and 30% of them skipping work. Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2025 As his movement to secure better conditions for farmworkers faced challenges from nonunion, immigrant workers who could help corporate bosses break or alleviate the pressures of labor strikes, his efforts on immigration took a more radical turn. Christian Paz, Vox, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for farmworker 

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of farmworker was in 1843

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“Farmworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmworker. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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