farmworker
noun
farm·work·er ˈfärm-ˌwər-kər 
: farmhand sense 1
farmwork
ˈfärm-ˌwərk
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Chubarina, a dairy farmworker, does not question the war. 
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 The legislation is named after Asunción Valdivia, a California farmworker who died in 2004 after picking grapes for 10 hours straight in 105-degree temperatures, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Hernandez is described as the first migrant farmworker to travel into space. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022 For decades, Fausto Ríos has kept his experiences as a migrant farmworker in the bracero program a secret from all but close family members. Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 During the heat wave that rippled through the US Pacific Northwest last summer, a number of workers died on the job, including a farmworker out in the fields in 104°F heat, a Walmart distribution center worker, and a construction worker. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 24 June 2022 The crisis that has left parents across the country scrambling to find formula for their babies is dragging on, packing a particular punch for low-income families, including in farmworker communities such as Homestead’s. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 His father traveled throughout the West as a migrant farmworker. Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 Unidos del Noroeste, a farmworker advocacy organization that has backed Alonso Leon in past races, was his largest single donor, contributing the equivalent of more than $6,500 through payments for campaign literature and staff time. oregonlive, 21 June 2022 See More
Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2022 The legislation is named after Asunción Valdivia, a California farmworker who died in 2004 after picking grapes for 10 hours straight in 105-degree temperatures, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said. Melissa Chan, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Hernandez is described as the first migrant farmworker to travel into space. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2022 For decades, Fausto Ríos has kept his experiences as a migrant farmworker in the bracero program a secret from all but close family members. Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 During the heat wave that rippled through the US Pacific Northwest last summer, a number of workers died on the job, including a farmworker out in the fields in 104°F heat, a Walmart distribution center worker, and a construction worker. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 24 June 2022 The crisis that has left parents across the country scrambling to find formula for their babies is dragging on, packing a particular punch for low-income families, including in farmworker communities such as Homestead’s. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 His father traveled throughout the West as a migrant farmworker. Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2022 Unidos del Noroeste, a farmworker advocacy organization that has backed Alonso Leon in past races, was his largest single donor, contributing the equivalent of more than $6,500 through payments for campaign literature and staff time. oregonlive, 21 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
farmwork
noun
as in farming
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- farming
- agriculture
- gardening
- cultivation
- horticulture
- tillage
- agribusiness
- agronomy
- husbandry
- agroecology
- culture
- agroforestry
- pomology
- aquaculture
- sharecropping
- pastoralism
- arboriculture
- hydroponics
- mixed farming
- aquiculture
- animal husbandry
- monoculture