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peasant

[ pez-uhnt ]

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

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc.
  2. 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.

peasant

/ ˈɛəԳ /

noun

    1. a member of a class of low social status that depends on either cottage industry or agricultural labour as a means of subsistence
    2. ( as modifier )

      peasant dress

  1. informal.
    a person who lives in the country; rustic
  2. informal.
    an uncouth or uncultured person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

peasant

  1. 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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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹲aԳ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peasant1

1375–1425; late Middle English paissaunt < Anglo-French paisant, Old French 貹ïԳ, earlier 貹ïԳ, equivalent to 貹ï country (< Late Latin 岵ŧԲ, equivalent to Latin ( us ) country district + -ŧԲ -ensis ) + -enc < Germanic ( -ing 3 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peasant1

C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French 貹ïԳ, from 貹ï country, from Latin 岵us rural area; see pagan
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The peasant class of African Americans was whom Langston Hughes affectionately called the Lowdown Folks:

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In the 1930s, his successor, Joseph Stalin, cited the “inefficiency” of individual farming as justification for the collectivization of millions of peasants into state farms, creating a “terror-famine” in Ukraine.

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Northern Ireland isn’t known for haute cuisine, or even for soulful peasant dishes like haggis.

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"We're treated like peasants. Like we're not good enough to live in decent homes," says Lorraine Branch, a tenant on the Nags Head Estate in east London.

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"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture," the vice-president said.

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