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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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 Thus subverted, Indian peasants became estate sharecroppers producing raw cotton for export to British mills. —

Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015 Advertisement Wilson, the son of North Carolina sharecroppers, became one of the first Black reporters on air in Los Angeles in 1969. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sharecropper