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Noun: cropper  kró-pu(r)
  1. [N. Amer] A tenant farmer who gives a share of the crop as rent
    "The cropper worked tirelessly, hoping for a good harvest to support his family";
    - sharecropper [N. Amer], sharecrop farmer [N. Amer]
     
  2. A plant that produces a given crop
    "Soybeans are a good cropper in this region"

Derived forms: croppers

Type of: agricultural laborer [US], agricultural labourer [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Cropper, Peter