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sharecropper

/ˈʃeəˌkrɒp.ə/

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noun

/ˈʃeəˌkrɒp.ə/C1formalamerican
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее фермера, обычно арендатора, который обрабатывает землю, принадлежащую другому лицу, в обмен на долю выращенного урожая.

A noun referring to a farmer, typically a tenant, who works land owned by another in exchange for a share of the crops produced.

  1. Agricultural tenant farmerC1formalamerican

    A farmer, typically in the southern United States, who works land owned by another in exchange for a share of the crops produced.

    ruИздольщик

    • After the Civil War, many freed slaves became sharecroppers.
    • The sharecropper worked the land but owned very little himself.
    • Sharecroppers often lived in poverty due to unfair contracts.

    Synonymscroppertenanttenant farmer

Forms
  • sharecroppers plural form
  • sharecroppers' possessive plural form
  • sharecropper's possessive singular form