farmworker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of farmworker
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 22, 2026
“The farmworker movement has always been bigger and far more important than any one individual. Cesar’s actions do not diminish the permanent improvements achieved for farmworkers with the help of thousands of people,” she said.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
“Why after more than 30 years did she keep these secrets?” the 66-year-old Caleas said, referring to Huerta, who has said she did so to protect the farmworker movement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
“The farmworker movement did not start with Cesar Chavez,” Davalos said, “nor has it ended with him.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
A Mexican farmworker approached me downtown to ask directions to somewhere. ‘iHijito... ?’ he said.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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