variants
or workfolks
as in tenant farmer
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Noun
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These parcels were given to native Hawaiian tenant farmers in 1850 and were considered sacred to the generations who had owned them since.—
Joyce Chen,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025 -
The new draft act has its roots in the 1950s, when 30 to 40 percent of India’s farmland was worked by tenant farmers.—
Tim Hanstad,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2016
Noun
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
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In 2018, a small Iowa farmer named Nick Schutt ran for Hardin County Board of Supervisors with a platform that included opposition to factory farms.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Nationwide, egg farmers lost more than 38 million birds to the flu last year — nearly 14 million in December alone.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
7 Feb. 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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Our Ed Whelan and Andy McCarthy have done yeoman’s work in ensuring that a story the DOJ wanted buried would see the light of day.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Workfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workfolk. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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