tenant farmer

noun

Definition of tenant farmernext
as in gentleman farmer

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Recent Examples of tenant farmer 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 Even in good times, this aristocracy exploited small tenant farmers who in turn exploited still smaller farmers, who raised just enough potatoes to keep their families alive. — Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl. — Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tenant farmer
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  1. gentleman farmer
  2. grower
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  • His father, Golding Constable, a gentleman farmer who had built a lucrative business milling and transporting grain, expected his son John to succeed him.
    — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Part of his mission as an exemplary gentleman farmer was to convince his peers to attend to their estates and, in so doing, bring them back into the fold of solid Roman traditions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of gentleman farmer
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  • In fact, many downtown restaurants champion regional growers and foster community through food.
    — Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
  • The 50-year-old operation laid off 50 of its 65 employees as California growers removed more than 38,000 acres of vineyards between October 2024 and August 2025 amid an oversaturated market.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of grower

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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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