sharecropper

noun

share·crop·per ˈsher-ˌkrä-pər

: a tenant farmer especially in the southern U.S. who is provided with credit for seed, tools, living quarters, and food, who works the land, and who receives an agreed share of the value of the crop minus charges

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He was born in 1921 in the town of Maysville, Oklahoma, and spent much of his childhood helping his father, a sharecropper, keep the family afloat. —

Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020 But others saw an excellent opportunity to get out of a sharecropper mindset of focusing on the quantity of various crops to finally focus on achieving the stellar quality of Tuscan wines and, in the case of the Mazzei family, to bring the glory of Chianti Classico to the world. —

Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Lewis was born to sharecroppers in rural Pike County, Alabama, in 1940. —

Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024 Rafer Johnson Rafer Johnson was born in Hillsboro, Texas on August 18, 1934, the son of sharecroppers. —

Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sharecropper