tenant farmer

noun

Synonyms of tenant farmernext
: a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce

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Most of the population of the region was made up of tenant farmers known as sharecroppers. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Feb. 2026 Half of the land stays in rice production, which the conservancy leases to tenant farmers. — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 20 Nov. 2025 Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl. — Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025 Playing alongside Clarence Muse, who portrays a tenant farmer, Fetchit was cast as the clichéd buffoon, lazy and happy-go-lucky. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tenant farmer

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First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tenant farmer was in 1748

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tenant farmer

noun
: a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce

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