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
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.
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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
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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
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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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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
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This is for soil-only cultivators who never use chemicals, among other requirements.Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Gifford says that in some cases, freezing temperatures can damage your planters.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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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
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The central figure of early American mythology is the landowning yeoman, most prominently hailed by Thomas Jefferson.Jefferson Cowie, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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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
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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