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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSharecropper
/ˈʃɛrˌkrɒp.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent in the form of a share of the crop.
"The sharecropper toiled in the fields from dawn until dusk, hoping for a good harvest." - 2
A person who engages in sharecropping, often in a context of economic hardship.
"Many sharecroppers struggled to make ends meet during the Great Depression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'sharecropper' originates from the combination of 'share' and 'crop', first used in the United States in the late 19th century. It refers to a system where farmers work land owned by someone else in exchange for a share of the crops produced, reflecting socio-economic conditions post-Civil War.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sharecropper" is said worldwide
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partageur de récolte
Transliteration: par-ta-yeur de ré-colte
"Le partageur de récolte travaillait dur pour gagner sa vie."
Pachtbauer
Transliteration: pakt-bauer
"Der Pachtbauer kämpfte um seine Existenz."
coltivatore a compartecipazione
Transliteration: col-ti-va-tore a com-par-te-ci-pa-zio-ne
"Il coltivatore a compartecipazione lavorava nei campi."
campesino a cuota
Transliteration: cam-pe-si-no a cua-ta
"El campesino a cuota luchaba por sobrevivir."
agricultor por arrendamento
Transliteration: a-gri-cul-tor por ar-ren-da-men-to
"O agricultor por arrendamento trabalhava arduamente."
किसान जो फसल का हिस्सा लेता है
Transliteration: kisān jo phasal kā hissā letā hai
"किसान जो फसल का हिस्सा लेता है, कठिन परिश्रम करता है।"
佃农
Transliteration: diànnóng
"佃农在田里辛勤工作。"
임대 농부
Transliteration: imdae nongbu
"임대 농부는 열심히 일합니다."
小作農
Transliteration: kozaku nō
"小作農は一生懸命働いています。"
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