tenant farmers

noun

plural of tenant farmer
as in subsistence farmers

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  1. growers
  2. sharecroppers
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  • Local growers supply everything from beef and lamb to mushrooms, honey, cheese and vegetables.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Likewise, regenerative agriculture, which outlaws increasingly expensive synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, can help growers keep costs down.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
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  • Born in Tallahassee to sharecroppers, Meek was raised during the Jim Crow era and would go on to break racial barriers.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Born to sharecroppers in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, New York, Gibson lived in a world far from white country clubs or Black luxury.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
Definition of sharecroppers
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“Tenant farmers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmers. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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