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sharecropper
(share|crop|per)
Pronunciation:
/ˈʃɛːkrɒpə/
noun
chiefly
North American
a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
Derivatives
sharecrop
verb
(
sharecrops
,
sharecropping
,
sharecropped
)
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