Sharecropper (Noun)
Meaning
Small farmers and tenants.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The sharecropper worked tirelessly on the land, but the landlord took most of the profits from the harvest.
- As a sharecropper, she had limited control over the crops she grew and the prices she received for them.
- The small town was home to many sharecroppers who struggled to make ends meet due to the unfair terms of their contracts.
- After years of working as a sharecropper, he finally saved enough money to buy his own land and become an independent farmer.
- The government's new policies aimed to support small farmers and sharecroppers by providing them with better access to credit and markets.