26984 words

sharecropper

3 definitions • 1 example
1
a farmer who rents land and who gives part of his or her crop as rent, especially in the past
2
a member of a low social class of farm workers who receive a share of the value of the crop and who must pay the farm owner for seed, tools, food, and a place to live
3
a farmer who rents land and who gives part of his or her crop as rent to the land owner:

Examples:

Unfortunately landlords are willing to provide land to poor sharecroppers if they'll grow poppy on it.

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