farmworker

American  

[fahrm-wur-ker] / ˈfɑrmˌwɜr kər /

noun

1. farm hand.

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Etymology

Origin of farmworker

farm + worker

Example Sentences

The California Department of Education and Los Angeles Unified School District issued statements that instructors should de-emphasize the importance of teaching about Chávez as an individual and instead focus on the farmworker’s movement that he was central to establishing.

From Los Angeles Times

In the state’s ethnic studies curriculum, Chávez is taught alongside other key figures such as Dolores Huerta and Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong, with emphasis on the broader farmworker movement and its diverse contributors.

From Los Angeles Times

The community has been “shaken to its foundation,” said Ramirez, the founder of Justice for Migrant Women, a civil rights organization focusing on farmworker and migrant women.

From Salon

She and other leaders are now trying to push forward the farmworker movement and continue the work that many women — not just Chavez — spearheaded.

From Salon

“The farmworker movement is a leaderful movement, and women have always been part of that leadership,” Ramirez said.

From Salon