as in homesteader
a farmer especially in the southern U.S. who raises crops for the owner of a piece of land and is paid a portion of the money from the sale of the crops
grew up the child of a poor sharecropper
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Recent Examples of sharecropper
Eighty-year-old Frances Shaw, the daughter of sharecroppers, started teaching at Louisiana's Northside High School more than a half century ago.
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
One of the most significant figures in his childhood was Rachel Clark, a Black sharecropper who worked on his family's farm.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
World & Nation President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Jan. 1, 2025
The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Written in clear, confident prose, the book captured the profound influence of the land and the people -- especially the Black sharecroppers who helped raise him.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
One of the most significant figures in his childhood was Rachel Clark, a Black sharecropper who worked on his family's farm.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
World & Nation President Carter and the Mideast: Long-ago success and lasting wounds
Jan. 1, 2025
The procession stopped at the farm where the future president toiled alongside the Black sharecroppers who worked for his father.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Written in clear, confident prose, the book captured the profound influence of the land and the people -- especially the Black sharecroppers who helped raise him.
—Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
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Anderson believes most of Florida’s raw milk sellers are homesteaders, many of them born out of the COVID-19 pandemic when people were stuck at home and began turning to new practices such as baking homemade sourdough bread, growing fresh vegetables in a backyard garden, and even farming.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Nov. 2024
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As a Black homesteader myself, I've been met with resistance to farm work in my networks.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Nov. 2024
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Kentucky medical marijuana dispensary license winners Winners for medical marijuana dispensary licenses in the Kentuckiana and Bluegrass Regions are listed below, and the lottery drawing follows a similar process for cultivators and processors in October.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
16 Dec. 2024
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License applicants – cultivators, manufacturers, retailers and combination businesses that could both grow and sell products – who accumulated the most points would win licenses.—
Peter Callaghan,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the South, planters and other agricultural interests who exported crops to world markets were generally supportive of open trade and low tariff rates.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Instead, designers recommend using sculptural plants in statement planters.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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But on the Blackhawks, he’s done yeoman’s work providing some support for Bedard, with career highs of 23 goals, 28 assists and 51 points.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Among those doing yeoman work was the Spectrum News One service run by Charter Spectrum, the nation’s biggest cable provider.—
David Bloom,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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