How to Pronounce "sharecroppers"
word
ˈʃɛɹˌkɹɑpɝz
SHAIR-krah-perz
ʃˈeəkɹɒpəz
SHAIR-krop-uhz
Definition
People, usually farmers, who work someone else's land and give part of the crops as rent. This system was common in the past, especially in the southern United States after the Civil War.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃɛɹˌkɹɑpɝz
British English
ʃˈeəkɹɒpəz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHAIR-krah-perz
UK
SHAIR-krop-uhz
Listen in Context
Many sharecroppers lived in poverty.
The children of sharecroppers often worked in the fields.
Most sharecroppers did not own the land they farmed.
After the war, thousands of families became sharecroppers to survive.