variants
or workfolks
as in tenant farmer
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Noun
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The film sees tenant farmer Joseph (Cruise) reluctantly flee to the United States with Shannon (Kidman), the rebellious daughter of his wealthy landlord.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025 -
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
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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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In a bid for the president’s attention, the farmers marched near his private residence.—
Nelson Mauricio Rauda Zablah,
Christian Science Monitor,
6 June 2025
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The company said the move would bring manufacturing closer to many of its farmers and members, and running those operations out of the C Street facility — a landmark in Sacramento for more than a century — has become inefficient.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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