sharecrop
verb
share·crop ˈsher-ˌkräp 
sharecropped; sharecropping; sharecrops
intransitive verb
: to farm as a sharecropper
transitive verb
: to farm (land) or produce (a crop) as a sharecropper
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Most of that Southern land returned to white owners, who allowed former slaves to sharecrop for pennies on the dollar. 
Stephanie Toone, ajc, 19 Oct. 2020 The story of Matilda and her family highlights the horrors of slavery, the abuses of the US South’s sharecropping system, the injustices of segregation and the suffering of black farmers during the Great Depression. Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020 The history of this great nation is rife with methods to disenfranchise people of color — from sharecropping to segregation to redlining to predatory lending. Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020 The union-run facility is spread over 265 acres of previous farmland on Foley Road that was sharecropped by two families many years ago. David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2019 Born on a sharecropping farm, Mr. Lewis has spent his life fighting for racial integration and civil rights, rising through the ranks of the civil rights movement before taking office. Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2019 Matt Bowman, a Navy veteran who started the Round O vineyard on his family’s fifth-generation farm, walked Buttigieg around the property, telling the story of how his family went from sharecropping to creating a successful business of their own. Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019 Lowndes County is part of the Black Belt—the swathe of land named for its fertile topsoil which produced vast amounts of cotton on the back of slave labour and, later, sharecropping, and where emancipated black workers farmed rented land. The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019 Like Glen Campbell, Webb’s family business was sharecropping. Longreads, 3 Sep. 2019 See More
Stephanie Toone, ajc, 19 Oct. 2020 The story of Matilda and her family highlights the horrors of slavery, the abuses of the US South’s sharecropping system, the injustices of segregation and the suffering of black farmers during the Great Depression. Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020 The history of this great nation is rife with methods to disenfranchise people of color — from sharecropping to segregation to redlining to predatory lending. Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020 The union-run facility is spread over 265 acres of previous farmland on Foley Road that was sharecropped by two families many years ago. David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2019 Born on a sharecropping farm, Mr. Lewis has spent his life fighting for racial integration and civil rights, rising through the ranks of the civil rights movement before taking office. Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2019 Matt Bowman, a Navy veteran who started the Round O vineyard on his family’s fifth-generation farm, walked Buttigieg around the property, telling the story of how his family went from sharecropping to creating a successful business of their own. Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 5 Dec. 2019 Lowndes County is part of the Black Belt—the swathe of land named for its fertile topsoil which produced vast amounts of cotton on the back of slave labour and, later, sharecropping, and where emancipated black workers farmed rented land. The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019 Like Glen Campbell, Webb’s family business was sharecropping. Longreads, 3 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
back-formation from sharecropper
First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Kids Definition
sharecrop
verb
share·crop ˈsher-ˌkräp
sharecropped; sharecropping
: to farm another's land for a share of the crop or profit
sharecrops
verb
as in farms
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- farms
- crops
- plants
- harvests
- tills
- tends
- cultivates
- hoes
- reaps
- harrows