| 单词 | sharecropper |
| 释义 | sharecropper (once / 31773 pages) n A sharecropper is a tenant farmer, someone who works land that's rented from its owner. Typically, a sharecropper will pay the landowner with part of the harvest, rather than money. The word sharecropper, an American invention from the 1880s, comes from the fact that these farmers would share their crops in return for the use of the land. This system became widespread in the southern states of the US after the Civil War, and it was in large part influenced by the end of slavery. There were both black and white sharecroppers well into the 1950s. WORD FAMILYsharecropper: sharecroppers USAGE EXAMPLESAlbert Turner was the son of a sharecropper who rose to become King’s field secretary in Alabama. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) One of his fellow sharecroppers was Chester Burnett, a.k.a. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) Many left behind their lives as tenant farmers, sharecroppers and farm hands for better opportunities in the North. Washington Times(Nov 27, 2016) n a tenant farmer who gives over a share of each crop for rent Syn|Hyper cropper, sharecrop farmer agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer a person who tills the soil for a living |
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