tenant farmer

NOUN

farmer of rented land

Synonyms

WEAK

crofter metayer peasant farmer sharecropper

Example Sentences

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Watching the harvest, tenant farmer Mohamed Ragab, 40, doubts it will bring profit.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The son of a tenant farmer, Walker and his family worried that an injury in his senior year could jeopardize his professional career and the millions of dollars awaiting him there.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2022

Ian O'Connor, a tenant farmer in Carmarthenshire, pointed to the impact of Welsh government policies on rural communities.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

Mahmad Ewaz, 28, a former tenant farmer and father of four who fled fighting in Helmand province two years ago, listened to his 1-year-old daughter coughing and contemplated a single log resting in the corner.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

She felt that she never wanted to leave her parents and grandparents, and she felt that she did not want to be a tenant farmer her whole life.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata