farmworker

noun

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

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Though financial aid paid for her housing, childcare cost her and her family $2,600 every month, a heavy price for a family of farmworkers. Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024 Until now, officials had listed the case involving a Barron County farmworker as presumptive for the highly contagious virus, also known as bird flu. Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024 Cases with no known source of exposure The majority of the human H5N1 infections have been among poultry and dairy farmworkers. Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024 Previous cases in the U.S. have been mild, the vast majority occurring among farmworkers who had direct exposure to sick poultry or dairy cows. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 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 30 Dec. 2024.

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