tenant farmer
noun
a person who farms the land of another and pays rent with cash or with a portion of the produce.
Origin of tenant farmer
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby tenant farmer
tenaim,
tenalgia,
tenancy,
tenancy in common,
tenant,
tenant farmer,
tenant farming,
tenant in chief,
tenant in common,
tenant-in-chief,
tenantry
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British Dictionary definitions for tenant farmer
tenant farmer
noun
a person who farms land rented from another, the rent usually taking the form of part of the crops grown or livestock reared