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Definition of Sharecropper
1. Noun. Small farmers and tenants.
Generic synonyms: Agricultural Laborer, Agricultural Labourer
Definition of Sharecropper
1. Noun. A person who enters an agreement with a land owner to farm the land and then pay a portion (share) of the produce as rent. One who sharecrops. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sharecropper
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sharecropper
Literary usage of Sharecropper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. By the Sweat and Toil of Children: The Use of Child Labor in U. S by Maureen E. Jaffe, Monica Mills, Sonia A. Rosen, Robert B. Shepard (1997)
"Debt bondage also occurs under land tenancy or sharecropper arrangements; tenants,
along with their children, are expected to provide labor or a share of ..."
2. Tobacco Policy Making in California 2001-2003: No Longer Finishing First edited by Jeffrey Archer, Simon Bainbridge (2003)
"ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Any person who as owner, landlord,
tenant, or sharecropper on a farm or ranch, including associated groups, ..."
3. Smallholders and Structural Change in the Brazilian Economy: Opportunities by Gary N. Howe, David Goodman (1992)
"Until recently, these advances were repaid Hn cash with interest —out of the
sharecropper's share of the commercialized harvest. ..."
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