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sharecropper
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share·crop·per  (shârkrpr)
n.
A tenant farmer who gives a share of the crops raised to the landlord in lieu of rent.
sharecropper [ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (Business / Professions) Chiefly US a farmer, esp a tenant farmer, who pays over a proportion of a crop or crops as rent
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sharecropper - small farmers and tenantssharecropper - small farmers and tenants            
cropper, sharecrop farmer
agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer - a person who tills the soil for a living
Translations
sharecropper [ˈʃɛəˌkrɒpəʳ] N (esp US) → aparcero/a m/f, mediero/a m/f (Mex)
sharecropper [ˈʃɛərkrɒpər] n → métayer/ère m/f
share earnings npl → dividendes mpl
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