cropper
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈkrɒpər/
- Night lends the willows on either bank the appearance of hunched croppers.
Examples
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You know you didn't have to become a cropper just to get back at me now, did ya?
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Most of the croppers look hungry.
Fiction book (1997) -
The other day I was down at Brinkley's store, and a white cropper said it didn't do any good to kill the riggers because things don't get any better.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hardworking cropper spent the long summer days tending to his fields of corn.
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Each cropper in the community celebrated the harvest festival to share their bountiful yields.
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During the busy season, the cropper rose at dawn to ensure his crops were harvested in time.
Synonyms
811
1.0
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
147
3.5
A person who works on land for a living, usually on a small farm
68
2.6
A person who raises plants or crops to sell
15
2.0
A person who owns or works on a small farm to grow food
13
8.4
A person who grows crops on someone else's land and gives part of the harvest to the landowner
4
3.7
A farmer who rents land from a landowner instead of owning it
2
4.1
A person who grows crops, often as a job
1
5.8
A person who farms a small piece of land, often with family help
1
4.0
A person who prepares and looks after land to grow crops or plants
1
7.4
A farmer who works someone else's land and gives the owner part of the harvest
1
6.8
A farmer who works land owned by someone else and gives the owner part of the crop
1
6.0
A person who grows plants or crops on land
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Etymology
The word cropper comes from crop ('a plant or harvest') plus -er ('one who does'), so a cropper is someone who works with crops, like a small farmer or harvester.