tenant farmer

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tenant farmer

n.
One who farms land owned by another and pays rent in cash or in kind.
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tenant farmer

n
(Agriculture) a person who farms land rented from another, the rent usually taking the form of part of the crops grown or livestock reared
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ten′ant farm`er


n.
a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.
[1855–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tenant farmer - a farmer who works land owned by someone elsetenant farmer - a farmer who works land owned by someone else
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
tenant - a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)
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tenant farmer

nPächter(in) m(f)
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Much he related to them of the river lands, and after a while he got on the subject of tenant farming. Saxon had started him by speaking of the land-hungry Anglo-Saxons.
Take tenant farming. I know a ranch in my county where the land was worth a hundred and twenty-five an acre.
He said:"They are a new entrant to the tenant farming sector but have a wealth of experience in the local farming community.
The guide, published by Tenant Farming Commissioner Bob McIntosh, includes information on whether, and how, a tenancy might be assigned during a tenant's lifetime; bequeathing a tenancy and transfer of a tenancy when someone fails to leave a will.
Overall, NFU Cymru is clear that future policy must recognise that tenant farming delivers the same economic, environmental, social and cultural outcomes for society that farming on owner-occupied holding and other land tenure does.
The book follows quilting from the days of tenant farming up to the present time, showing that the art and craft of quilting is alive and well.
Addicted to Sheep, an indie film on the life of a North Pennines upland tenant farming family, made its London debut last night at the Picturehouse Central in Piccadilly.
Addicted to Sheep, an indie film on the life of a North Pennines upland tenant farming family, made its London debut on Friday night at the Picturehouse Central in Piccadilly.
The group insist an absolute right to buy for tenant farmers would "devastate" the tenant farming sector, which is a proven way for young farmers to get their foot on the farming ladder.
Emmons's photographs both reproduce and challenge the history of that racial divide, celebrating the family farm as the source of American virtues, but turning a critical eye on the exploitation of tenant farming in the South.
For example, Roosevelt denounced tenant farming as a threat to the republic, using the classic language of American republican liberalism: "In our national life, public and private, the very nature of free government demands that there must be a line of defense held by the yeomanry of business and industry and agriculture....