sharecropper

share·crop·per

S0319600 (shâr′krŏp′ər)n. A tenant farmer who gives a share of the crops raised to the landlord in lieu of rent.

sharecropper

(ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpə) n1. (Agriculture) chiefly US a farmer, esp a tenant farmer, who pays over a proportion of a crop or crops as rent2. (Professions) chiefly US a farmer, esp a tenant farmer, who pays over a proportion of a crop or crops as rent

share•crop•per

(ˈʃɛərˌkrɒp ər)

n. a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop. share′crop`, v.t., v.i. -cropped, -crop•ping.

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Noun

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sharecropper - small farmers and tenants cropper, sharecrop farmeragricultural laborer, agricultural labourer - a person who tills the soil for a living

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