Definition of sharecropper in English:

sharecropper

nounˈʃɛːkrɒpəˈʃɛrˌkrɑpər

North American

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农
Example sentencesExamples
- Tractors and harvesters were replacing mules and manual labor, and mechanization was in the process of making black tenant farmers and sharecroppers expendable.
- And life was almost as bleak for white tenant farmers and sharecroppers as it was for slaves, who often worked alongside them in the fields.
- He is currently working on the impact of the agricultural depression on tenants and sharecroppers.
- There are also 4.8 million landless families who survive as tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and casual laborers.
- We join the story in the Deep South where Carl's father is a hard-bitten sharecropper on a miserable dirt farm, trudging behind a team of mules in the summer swelter, pushing a hand plow.
- For example, in 1941, the Supreme Court invalidated a California criminal statute aimed at excluding indigent sharecroppers and tenant farmers during the Depression.
- The music that I grew up listening to was really raw music played by neighbours, fellow farmers and sharecroppers.
- Born between the early 1890s and the 1930s, all grew up poor, most came from farming families, and many were sharecroppers.
- Given that the book's climax describes a showdown between sharecroppers and planters, one might imagine that class constituted a major fissure in the county's history.
- Many tenants subrented their farms to sharecroppers or hired others to work for them, so that their economic interests often more closely resembled those of farm owners than farm workers.
- As southern cotton growers reduced production in return for federal payments, sharecroppers and tenant farmers were driven from the land.
- This meant white farm owners were paid to let their land sit idle, often resulting in the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers, a significant number of whom were African American.
- But there's a limited amount of stuff to harvest, and bringing in more sharecroppers and putting in longer hours isn't really going to pay off.
- Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census.
- Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907.
- Many lose their land and must become tenant farmers, sharecroppers, or wage-laborers for the better-off peasants who can afford fertilizers and some machinery.
- The book opens in 1874 in Delta, Louisiana, on the plantation where Walker's parents were sharecroppers.
- Maybe it was that I was raised in a sharecropper's farm or that I never owned anything until I bought that house, but I loved my little home.
- The great mass of nonowning farmers - tenants and sharecroppers - would be infinitely better off.
- Most African Americans in the cotton parishes worked as sharecroppers or tenants, closely supervised by plantation owners or managers.

Derivatives

sharecrop

verbsharecropping, sharecropped, sharecropsˈʃɛːkrɒpˈʃɛrˌkrɑp

[with object]

North American

(of a tenant farmer) cultivate (farmland) giving a part of each crop as rent.
〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农
one fifth of farmers sharecrop the land they till
Example sentencesExamples
- the lands were used for exploitative sharecropping
- Agricultural land is owned individually or jointly, sharecropped, or rented, and the number of farmers and the amount of land under cultivation have declined consistently.
- Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census.
- Less than one-fifth of farmers lease or sharecrop the land they till.

Definition of sharecropper in US English:

sharecropper

nounˈSHerˌkräpərˈʃɛrˌkrɑpər

North American

A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农
Example sentencesExamples
- Born between the early 1890s and the 1930s, all grew up poor, most came from farming families, and many were sharecroppers.
- For example, in 1941, the Supreme Court invalidated a California criminal statute aimed at excluding indigent sharecroppers and tenant farmers during the Depression.
- There are also 4.8 million landless families who survive as tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and casual laborers.
- This meant white farm owners were paid to let their land sit idle, often resulting in the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers, a significant number of whom were African American.
- The great mass of nonowning farmers - tenants and sharecroppers - would be infinitely better off.
- Given that the book's climax describes a showdown between sharecroppers and planters, one might imagine that class constituted a major fissure in the county's history.
- Most African Americans in the cotton parishes worked as sharecroppers or tenants, closely supervised by plantation owners or managers.
- Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907.
- But there's a limited amount of stuff to harvest, and bringing in more sharecroppers and putting in longer hours isn't really going to pay off.
- As southern cotton growers reduced production in return for federal payments, sharecroppers and tenant farmers were driven from the land.
- Tractors and harvesters were replacing mules and manual labor, and mechanization was in the process of making black tenant farmers and sharecroppers expendable.
- Many tenants subrented their farms to sharecroppers or hired others to work for them, so that their economic interests often more closely resembled those of farm owners than farm workers.
- We join the story in the Deep South where Carl's father is a hard-bitten sharecropper on a miserable dirt farm, trudging behind a team of mules in the summer swelter, pushing a hand plow.
- And life was almost as bleak for white tenant farmers and sharecroppers as it was for slaves, who often worked alongside them in the fields.
- He is currently working on the impact of the agricultural depression on tenants and sharecroppers.
- The music that I grew up listening to was really raw music played by neighbours, fellow farmers and sharecroppers.
- Maybe it was that I was raised in a sharecropper's farm or that I never owned anything until I bought that house, but I loved my little home.
- The book opens in 1874 in Delta, Louisiana, on the plantation where Walker's parents were sharecroppers.
- Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census.
- Many lose their land and must become tenant farmers, sharecroppers, or wage-laborers for the better-off peasants who can afford fertilizers and some machinery.

词汇	sharecropper
释义	Definition of sharecropper in English: sharecropper nounˈʃɛːkrɒpəˈʃɛrˌkrɑpər North American A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. 〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农 Example sentencesExamples Tractors and harvesters were replacing mules and manual labor, and mechanization was in the process of making black tenant farmers and sharecroppers expendable. And life was almost as bleak for white tenant farmers and sharecroppers as it was for slaves, who often worked alongside them in the fields. He is currently working on the impact of the agricultural depression on tenants and sharecroppers. There are also 4.8 million landless families who survive as tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and casual laborers. We join the story in the Deep South where Carl's father is a hard-bitten sharecropper on a miserable dirt farm, trudging behind a team of mules in the summer swelter, pushing a hand plow. For example, in 1941, the Supreme Court invalidated a California criminal statute aimed at excluding indigent sharecroppers and tenant farmers during the Depression. The music that I grew up listening to was really raw music played by neighbours, fellow farmers and sharecroppers. Born between the early 1890s and the 1930s, all grew up poor, most came from farming families, and many were sharecroppers. Given that the book's climax describes a showdown between sharecroppers and planters, one might imagine that class constituted a major fissure in the county's history. Many tenants subrented their farms to sharecroppers or hired others to work for them, so that their economic interests often more closely resembled those of farm owners than farm workers. As southern cotton growers reduced production in return for federal payments, sharecroppers and tenant farmers were driven from the land. This meant white farm owners were paid to let their land sit idle, often resulting in the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers, a significant number of whom were African American. But there's a limited amount of stuff to harvest, and bringing in more sharecroppers and putting in longer hours isn't really going to pay off. Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census. Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907. Many lose their land and must become tenant farmers, sharecroppers, or wage-laborers for the better-off peasants who can afford fertilizers and some machinery. The book opens in 1874 in Delta, Louisiana, on the plantation where Walker's parents were sharecroppers. Maybe it was that I was raised in a sharecropper's farm or that I never owned anything until I bought that house, but I loved my little home. The great mass of nonowning farmers - tenants and sharecroppers - would be infinitely better off. Most African Americans in the cotton parishes worked as sharecroppers or tenants, closely supervised by plantation owners or managers. Derivatives sharecrop verbsharecropping, sharecropped, sharecropsˈʃɛːkrɒpˈʃɛrˌkrɑp [with object]North American (of a tenant farmer) cultivate (farmland) giving a part of each crop as rent. 〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农 one fifth of farmers sharecrop the land they till Example sentencesExamples the lands were used for exploitative sharecropping Agricultural land is owned individually or jointly, sharecropped, or rented, and the number of farmers and the amount of land under cultivation have declined consistently. Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census. Less than one-fifth of farmers lease or sharecrop the land they till. Definition of sharecropper in US English: sharecropper nounˈSHerˌkräpərˈʃɛrˌkrɑpər North American A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent. 〈主美〉（用谷物交租的）佃农 Example sentencesExamples Born between the early 1890s and the 1930s, all grew up poor, most came from farming families, and many were sharecroppers. For example, in 1941, the Supreme Court invalidated a California criminal statute aimed at excluding indigent sharecroppers and tenant farmers during the Depression. There are also 4.8 million landless families who survive as tenant farmers, sharecroppers, and casual laborers. This meant white farm owners were paid to let their land sit idle, often resulting in the eviction of sharecroppers and tenant farmers, a significant number of whom were African American. The great mass of nonowning farmers - tenants and sharecroppers - would be infinitely better off. Given that the book's climax describes a showdown between sharecroppers and planters, one might imagine that class constituted a major fissure in the county's history. Most African Americans in the cotton parishes worked as sharecroppers or tenants, closely supervised by plantation owners or managers. Though serfs were freed in 1864, they remained poor sharecroppers and staged a massive peasant uprising in 1907. But there's a limited amount of stuff to harvest, and bringing in more sharecroppers and putting in longer hours isn't really going to pay off. As southern cotton growers reduced production in return for federal payments, sharecroppers and tenant farmers were driven from the land. Tractors and harvesters were replacing mules and manual labor, and mechanization was in the process of making black tenant farmers and sharecroppers expendable. Many tenants subrented their farms to sharecroppers or hired others to work for them, so that their economic interests often more closely resembled those of farm owners than farm workers. We join the story in the Deep South where Carl's father is a hard-bitten sharecropper on a miserable dirt farm, trudging behind a team of mules in the summer swelter, pushing a hand plow. And life was almost as bleak for white tenant farmers and sharecroppers as it was for slaves, who often worked alongside them in the fields. He is currently working on the impact of the agricultural depression on tenants and sharecroppers. The music that I grew up listening to was really raw music played by neighbours, fellow farmers and sharecroppers. Maybe it was that I was raised in a sharecropper's farm or that I never owned anything until I bought that house, but I loved my little home. The book opens in 1874 in Delta, Louisiana, on the plantation where Walker's parents were sharecroppers. Blacks who owned small farms and also rented or sharecropped were often identified as renters or sharecroppers in the census. Many lose their land and must become tenant farmers, sharecroppers, or wage-laborers for the better-off peasants who can afford fertilizers and some machinery.
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