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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sharecropper
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
Wilson was the son of North Carolina sharecroppers.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
Flashback: Henry was a former sharecropper who in 1928 fled Georgia and came to Pinellas, lured by the prospect of railroad and citrus jobs.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sharecropper 
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
Wilson was the son of North Carolina sharecroppers.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
Flashback: Henry was a former sharecropper who in 1928 fled Georgia and came to Pinellas, lured by the prospect of railroad and citrus jobs.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for sharecropper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
Noun
-
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
-
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
Noun
-
More than 70 medical marijuana businesses, including cultivators, processors, dispensaries and safety compliance facilities will initially be authorized to open in the commonwealth, French said.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
-
Legal experts say no: The amendment explicitly provides for existing businesses to become the cultivators of marijuana, but says nothing about people.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
Browse additional deals on rugs, planters, and bath accessories.Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
-
Zoom in: New features will include synthetic turf play mounds, a shade structure, planters and seating.Jason Clayworth, Axios, 21 Nov. 2024
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
Thesaurus Entries Near sharecropper
Cite this Entry
“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share