farmworker
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- noun
- /ˈfɑrmˌwɜrkər/
:
trabajador agrícola
- The farmworker spent the entire day planting seeds in the field.
- migrant farmworker
- Farmworker Health
- farmworker health care
Examples
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Several grand-level policy initiatives are needed to improve housing, health, and justice among migrant farmworkers.
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In spite of their specialized skills, most farmworkers are involved only in a narrow range of farm tasks.
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Protecting and promoting farmworker health is, therefore, of great economic and public health importance.
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For example, only approximately half of California farmworkers received medical care in the previous year.
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Given the disproportionate disease burden for farmworkers, the low rate of use is of concern.
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Binational coverage may assist with these issues, especially for documented farmworkers living near the US-Mexico border.
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The vulnerability of migrant farmworkers argues for policies that do not require farmworker-initiated actions with an employer.
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Results: Approximately half (55.3%) of farmworkers utilized US health care in the previous 2 years.
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Chavez organized the farmworkers.
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In North Carolina, the law that regulates migrant farmworker housing is the Migrant Housing Act (MHA).
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who does hard physical work without special skills, often on building sites
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1.1
A person who works on a farm doing jobs like planting or harvesting
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4.4
A person who works on a ranch caring for cattle or horses
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3.0
A person paid to work on a farm doing hard work
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A person paid to do manual work on a farm or ranch
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3.0
A person who does hard work using their hands
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3.2
A person who works on a farm doing manual tasks like planting and harvesting
A person who works on a farm doing physical work in the fields
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Farmworker combines farm (the land where food and animals are raised) and worker (someone who 'works'), so you can picture a person working in fields or barns. So, a farmworker is a person who does physical jobs on a farm, like planting, harvesting, or caring for animals.