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a smallholder who + verb
who 引导定语从句，修饰 smallholder。
A smallholder who rents land must be resourceful.
租地的小农必须足智多谋。
小农；小佃农
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小农；小佃农
a person who owns or rents a small farm
A smallholder who rents land must be resourceful.
租地的小农必须足智多谋。
拥有或经营小农场的人；小自耕农。
A person who owns or runs a smallholding (small farm): a minor independent farmer.
Many smallholders in the region grow vegetables for the local market.
该地区的许多小农为当地市场种植蔬菜。
She became a smallholder after inheriting a few fields from her grandfather.
她从祖父那里继承了几块田地后，成了一名小农。
The cooperative helps smallholders share tools and sell their produce together.
合作社帮助小农共享工具，并一起出售他们的农产品。
who 引导定语从句，修饰 smallholder。
A smallholder who rents land must be resourceful.
租地的小农必须足智多谋。
Smallholders need access to credit and training.
小农需要获得信贷和培训。
with 在此表示“拥有”，作后置定语。
She is a smallholder with a few hectares of land.
她是一个拥有几公顷土地的小农。
Not this
He owns a smallholder.
Use this
He owns a smallholding.
smallholder 指人（小农/小佃农），表示“小农场”要用 smallholding。注意区分指人与指物的词。
Not this
Many smallholder in the region sell their crops at the local market.
Use this
Many smallholders in the region sell their crops at the local market.
smallholder 是可数名词，在 many 等表示复数的词后须用复数形式 smallholders。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小农；小农户
Smallholder farmers grow most of the world's coffee.
全世界大部分咖啡由小农户种植。
小农农业
Smallholder agriculture is vital for food security in the region.
小农农业对该地区的粮食安全至关重要。
小农地块
The seeds are distributed to families with smallholder plots.
这些种子分发给拥有小农地块的家庭。
小农家庭
Smallholder families often rely on multiple sources of income.
小农家庭往往依赖多种收入来源。
小农生计
Climate change is putting smallholder livelihoods at risk.
气候变化正使小农生计面临风险。
支持小农户
The new policy is designed to support smallholders.
新政策旨在支持小农户。
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想象一个农民只握着一小块地：small（小）+ holder（持有者）→ 小农、小佃农。
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业、农村发展、经济学 该词在正式或书面语境中较常见，多用于农业政策、农村发展或经济讨论中，指拥有或租赁小块土地的人。
holder, landholder, freeholder, stockholder and bondholder all share the final /həuldə/ element and match smallholder in that ending. shoulder is a useful spelling lookalike (-older) but begins with /ʃ/, has a single stress, and does not share the -holder element.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.