variants
or workfolks
as in tenant farmer
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Noun
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The traumatized men told of their efforts to organize a union of Black sharecroppers and tenant farmers to gain economic independence.—
Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025 -
This economic bondage, called sharecropping, was a system by which tenant farmers rented land from large landowners.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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California’s beautiful water was tamed water, a community irrigation water system ideal for the gentleman farmer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Aug. 2023
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And if tuning out entirely isn’t your speed, such activities as foraging, beekeeping, flower collecting, and focaccia baking are all available to bolster the gentleman farmer vibe.—
Leena Kim,
Town & Country,
18 June 2023
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Whether you’re headed to the farmers’ market or a rooftop happy hour, consider this your permission slip to dress with intention, confidence, and an open mind.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
26 May 2025
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But the large-scale killings of white South African farmers have been a prevailing problem that predates Trump’s first term.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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That line did yeoman’s work against Golden Knights star Jack Eichel.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Orioles beat writers Jacob Calvin Meyer and Matt Weyrich are continuing to do yeoman’s work in the first month of what promises to be a very forgettable 2025 Major League Baseball season.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
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“Workfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workfolk. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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