From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtenant farmerˌtenant ˈfarmer noun [countable] TAsomeone who farms land that is rented from someone else
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tenant farmer• Born in 1589, he was the son of a small tenant farmer.• The case of the large organisation versus the tenant farmer is summarised below from a file of 63 letters, plus documents.From Longman Business Dictionarytenant farmerˌtenant ˈfarmerFARMING someone who farms land that is rented from someone else → farmer 