tenant farmer
noun
: a farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or in shares of produce
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The house was built for Eliza Caustin and her husband, tenant farmers for land owned by Ira Minard, who ultimately sold the house to John Munn, officials said.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
These opportunities weren’t universally available to all girls though, as there were barriers to entry for both African American and poor white daughters of tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 July 2025
This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
Others were tenant farmers leaving behind the deadly droughts and storms of the Dust Bowl.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
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“Tenant farmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenant%20farmer. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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