workfolk

noun

variants or workfolks
Definition of workfolknext
as in tenant farmer

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  1. tenant farmer
  2. gentleman farmer
  3. farmer
  4. yeoman
Noun
  • Who is more delusional than Elizabeth Bennet, who uses love to justify an economic system that treats her physical body as a means of production and will also entitle her to enjoy, without lifting a finger, the rent that Darcy charges his tenant farmers?
    Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Her exhibition will feature massive and lush depictions of giant meteorites; Bush, the tenant farmer, is also a subject: Simpson’s exhibit returns his story to him.
    Dean Baquet, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of tenant farmer
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of gentleman farmer
Noun
  • This can be an issue for pet owners and farmers, since coyotes are known to go after pets and livestock including dogs, cats, chickens, goats, and sheep.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, however, there’s a running battle between water officials and farmers and ranchers in the Klamath Basin and along the river in California over diversions for irrigation that remains unresolved.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of farmer
Noun
  • With all due respect to the yeoman’s work that Jovovich and Paul W.S. Anderson did for the Resident Evil adaptations over the years, Welcome to Raccoon City is actually the best Res movie to date.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The offensive line did yeoman’s work and Willis hit Reed in stride at the Jacksonville 40.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of yeoman
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