peasant
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ənt noun
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.
adjective
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, especially women's full-sleeved, round-necked blouses and long, full skirts.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. a member of a class of low social status that depends on either cottage industry or agricultural labour as a means of subsistence |
| b. (as modifier): peasant dress | |
| 2. | informal a person who lives in the country; rustic |
| 3. | informal an uncouth or uncultured person |
| [C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French païsant, from païs country, from Latin pāgus rural area; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
peasant
c.1410, from Anglo-Fr. paisant (1341), O.Fr. paisent (12c.), earlier paisenc, from pais "country, region" + Frank. suffix -enc "-ing." Pais is from L.L. pagensis "inhabitant of the district," from L. pagus "country or rural district" (see pagan). Peasantry is attested from c.1553.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
peasant definition
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.
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Example sentences
The farmer or the peasant cannot find the goods for sale which he desires to purchase.
The nobleman is always in the right when the peasant sues.
It's a country run by a party that came to power with peasant support but peppered with rural violence.
Each peasant was to become a soldier, marching to work behind a red flag.
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