tenant farmer

noun

1. a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.

tenant farmer

noun

1. a person who farms land rented from another, the rent usually taking the form of part of the crops grown or livestock reared

Word History and Origins

Origin of tenant farmer¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

"The new Sustainable Farming Scheme has been designed to be accessible to all farmers, including new entrants and tenant farmers," a spokesperson added.

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"This will hit the very poorest of farmers hardest, and in particular tenant farmers who'll not be able to afford the rent, and within a year we might be seeing people evicted because of that."

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He was the grandson of former slaves and the youngest of 10 children in a family of Alabama tenant farmers.

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If tenant farmers paid a fee equal to one year's net value of the land, it earned them a seven-year lease.

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The famine heightened tensions between native Irish tenant farmers and the British ruling class, ultimately putting forces in motion that would lead to Irish independence by the early 20th century.

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