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sharecropper

[ shair-krop-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

sharecropper

/ ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpə /

a farmer, esp a tenant farmer, who pays over a proportion of a crop or crops as rent

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; share ¹ + cropper

The daughter of a poor sharecropper who was also a Baptist minister, she started picking cotton at age 6.

Her parents, who were sharecroppers, were forced from their land when Ruby integrated her elementary school.

Robinson was the sole child of a third-generation sharecropper and a maid who earned a dollar a day.

She was one homely sharecropper, that was a fact, but she had a nice feel for Lady Luck.

They moved on another place and started working sharecropper.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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