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
She was born in the 1890s, daughter of sharecroppers, grew up quite poor but was incredibly ambitious, very intelligent.
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Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Eighty-year-old Frances Shaw, the daughter of sharecroppers, started teaching at Louisiana's Northside High School more than a half century ago.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Her father was a sharecropper — and later, a knitting mill worker — who played fiddle and gave voice lessons at the local Methodist church.
—Bill Friskics-Warren, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds.
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
Eighty-year-old Frances Shaw, the daughter of sharecroppers, started teaching at Louisiana's Northside High School more than a half century ago.
—Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharecropper
Noun
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The first generation of homesteaders practiced full self-sufficiency out of necessity, Proctor said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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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
Noun
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This increase in revenue benefits not only cannabis retailers but also cultivators, manufacturers, and distributors within the supply chain.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Explore the Emerald Triangle Known as the Napa Valley of cannabis, this region is home to world-class craft cultivators.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another option is to use your planter like a cachepot.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Emerald Check Small Garden Pot There are a variety of planters and vases in this colorway, with some small enough for a solo succulent and others large enough to transplant your bird of paradise.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
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Developing studio Jump Over the Age put yeoman’s work into Citizen Sleeper’s worldbuilding, especially all the other lonely souls on this starship — each of whom seem to be outrunning something, or someone.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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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,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Sharecropper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharecropper. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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