Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

sharecropper

Noun

/ˈʃɛrˌkrɒp.ər/

Definition

A farmer who rents land and pays the owner with a share of the crop produced rather than with cash.

Examples

After the Civil War, many African Americans became sharecroppers in the South.
The sharecropper worked hard in the fields, hoping for a good harvest to provide for his family.

Meaning

Sharecroppers typically do not own the land they farm. Instead, they cultivate land owned by someone else in exchange for a portion of the crops harvested.