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sharecropper

noun

Meaning

  1. A person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent; one who sharecrops.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cropper(English)sharecrop farmer(English)sharefarmer(English)tenant farmer(English)metayer(English)crofter(English)sharemilker(English)reaper(English)sharecroppers(English)landlord(English)landowner(English)tenant(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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