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sharecropper

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɛːkrɒpə/
Definition of sharecropper

noun

chiefly North American
  • a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.

Derivatives

sharecrop

verb (sharecrops, sharecropping, sharecropped)

sharecropper in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sharecropper in the US English dictionary
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