sharecropper
noun
a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop.
sharecroppers
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pluralof sharecropper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Duncan was born Ruby Lee Phillips on June 7, 1932, near Tallulah, La., where her parents, Ida Bolden and Joseph Phillips, were sharecroppers on a white-owned plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Wilson, the son of North Carolina sharecroppers, became one of the first Black reporters on air in Los Angeles in 1969.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
That gave companies better proximity to the cotton crop, often harvested by formerly enslaved people now working as poorly paid sharecroppers.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
"I come from a proud line of sharecroppers and cowboys. My grandfather was buried in his cowboy boots," she shares.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
So when Papá found out that a rancher was looking for sharecroppers, he felt torn.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
