sharecropper

/ˈʃɛrkrɑpər/
noun
  1. A farmer who works land owned by someone else and gives a portion of the crop to the landowner as rent.
    • The sharecropper planted corn and tobacco on the landlord's farm.
    • After the Civil War, many freed slaves became sharecroppers in the South.
    • The sharecropper hoped for good weather so he could pay off his debts.
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