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farmworker

American  
[fahrm-wur-ker] / ˈfɑrmˌwɜr kər /

noun

  1. farm hand.


Etymology

Origin of farmworker

farm + worker


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Gomez, 78, was involved in the farmworker movement years ago.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Mexican-American farmworker labor today remains key to the area’s growth and agricultural economy.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Born in New Mexico and raised in California, Huerta took the reins of the US farmworker movement in the 1960s with Chavez.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

He’s also a lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley: “My dad was a migrant farmworker, and so was his dad. We don’t come from generational wealth,” he said.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

It was one of several farmworker dwellings lined up in a row.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez

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