farmworker

noun

farm·​work·​er ˈfärm-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce farmworker (audio)
farmwork noun

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Some have been living there for decades, and not all of them are farmworkers. Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025 Growing food has ancestral significance for Guzman, whose grandfather traveled from Mexico to California every year as part of the Bracero farmworker program to earn money for food. Yvonne Condes, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 More than 60 farmworkers on both dairy and poultry farms have been infected since then, all of whom recovered. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 Like farmworkers, livestock veterinarians are at risk of bird flu infections. Amy Maxmen, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmworker

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of farmworker was in 1843

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“Farmworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmworker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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