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| 1. | a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank. |
| 2. | a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means. |
| 3. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc. |
| 4. | of or designating a style of clothing modeled on the folk costumes of Western cultures, esp. women's full-sleeved, round-necked blouses and long, full skirts. |
| peas·ant (pěz'ənt) n.
[Middle English paissaunt, from Old French paisant, from pais, country, from Late Latin pāgēnsis, inhabitant of a district, from Latin pāgus, district; see pag- in Indo-European roots.] |
A farmer or agricultural worker of low status. The word is applied chiefly to agricultural workers in Asia, Europe, and South America, who generally adhere to traditional agricultural practices and have little social mobility or freedom.
