farmworker

noun

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

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Michael Marsh, president and CEO of the National Council of Agricultural Employers, applauded the deregulation efforts, saying farmers were hit with thousands of pages of regulations pertaining to migrant farmworkers in recent years. Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025 Protesters faced federal agents in military-style gear, and one farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof. Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025 The fear of arrests is not isolated to farmworkers. Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025 One farmworker died after falling from a greenhouse roof during the chaotic raids on Thursday after the Department of Homeland Security executed criminal search warrants at Glass House Farms facilities in Camarillo and Carpinteria, northwest of Los Angeles. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmworker

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Jul. 2025.

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