But the company can be a harsh overlord to its crofters.但是公司对其佃户和工人可以作威作福,苛刻异常.Asking around, he discovered that land speculators were buying land from innocent crofters.各处调查后, 他发现土地投机商正向头脑简单的佃户购进田地....

crofters的音标：...

n.小农场中的佃农( crofter的名词复数 )...