🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

किसान जो फसल का हिस्सा लेता है

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kisān jo phasal kā hissā letā hai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sharecropper/ˈʃɛrˌkrɒp.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"किसान जो फसल का हिस्सा लेता है, कठिन परिश्रम करता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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