farmworker

noun

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

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Everyone wanted to know whether the raids in Oxnard were the beginning of a broader statewide crackdown that would radically disrupt the harvest season — which is also the period when most farmworkers earn the most money — or just a one-off enforcement action. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025 Gomez, 31, said his group speaks up for the farmworker community on behalf of those who don’t feel safe to do so. Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025 That night, the news showed video of ICE agents chasing farmworkers through the fields of Ventura County, to the north; a late-afternoon protest on Wednesday in downtown’s Pershing Square had already been announced. Emily Witt, New Yorker, 11 June 2025 Between 2020 and 2024, about 101 of the 225 people killed on farms in South Africa were Black farmworkers, according to The New York Times. Melissa Noel, Essence, 14 May 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 29 Jun. 2025.

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