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farmworker

American  
[fahrm-wur-ker] / ˈfɑrmˌwɜr kər /

noun

  1. farm hand.


Etymology

Origin of farmworker

farm + worker

Example Sentences

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The news has been a “revision of everything that many of us know about the farmworker movement,” she said.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Moving forward, Monica Ramirez said people will be watching how leaders in the farmworker movement respond to the allegations.

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

At a rally in support of the UFW in Fresno on Wednesday, Carolina Sánchez, a farmworker from Delano, said she did not want to believe the allegations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It was one of several farmworker dwellings lined up in a row.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez