crofter

noun

Definition of crofternext
chiefly British
as in agriculturalist

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  1. sharecropper
  2. yeoman
  3. planter
  4. cultivator
  5. tiller
  6. reaper
  7. plowman
  8. tenant farmer
Noun
  • But it’s based a song about sharecroppers, ‘Penny’s Farm,’ from the 1920s, which Pete Seeger had recorded in 1950!
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Who is Willie Hines, Jr.? Hines' parents were born to sharecroppers in Arkansas and each worked in cotton fields as children.
    Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of sharecropper
Noun
  • The central figure of early American mythology is the landowning yeoman, most prominently hailed by Thomas Jefferson.
    Jefferson Cowie, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
  • With all due respect to the yeoman’s work that Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson did for the Resident Evil adaptations over the years, Welcome to Raccoon City is actually the best Res movie to date.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
Definition of yeoman
Noun
  • Gifford says that in some cases, freezing temperatures can damage your planters.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The cheerful giraffe is one of several animal planters to choose from, with other options including an adorable dachshund, spiky hedgehog and sly fox.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of planter
Noun
  • Artists are launching their own lines of cannabis products, typically pairing up with existing cultivators to get their brands on dispensary shelves.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • This is for soil-only cultivators who never use chemicals, among other requirements.
    Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of cultivator
Noun
  • The no-nonsense, commercial look also stretches to the central helm with a trio of 22-inch Garmin screens as well as a tiller and joystick controls.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
  • First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tiller
Noun
  • The company is still keen to win more sliced and shredded consumers, and has new flavors like Carolina reaper and zesty ranch in store for next year.
    Brooks Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Sliders and tenders can be ordered at seven heat levels – no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot, and reaper.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
Definition of reaper
Noun
  • The infamous East Riverside slide can dump 50 feet of concrete-thick debris and has taken the lives of three plowmen—in 1970, 1978, and 1992—as well as a preacher and his two daughters in 1963, and two men and most of their team of mules in 1883.
    Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Like many present day comedians and actors, medieval minstrels are believed to have had day jobs as peddlers and plowmen, but performed their theatrical gigs at night.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
Definition of plowman
Noun
  • Carter worked the land throughout the Great Depression, but it was owned by the elder Carter, who employed the surrounding Black tenant farmers in the era of Jim Crow segregation.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Carters were the only white family in Archery, and his playmates were the children of Black tenant farmers.
    Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of tenant farmer
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