peasant
/ˈpɛzənt/
noun
- A poor farmer or farm worker who lives on the land they work, especially in past times or in less developed countries.
- In medieval Europe, most people were peasants who grew food for their lords.
- Many peasants moved to cities during the Industrial Revolution in search of better jobs.
- The peasant worked from sunrise to sunset in the fields.
- An insulting term for someone considered uneducated, rude, or of low social status.
- The rich man looked down on the workers and treated them like peasants.
- Don't be such a peasant — learn some manners!
- He called his neighbor a peasant for not knowing how to use a smartphone.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of peasants or their way of life.
- They lived a simple peasant existence, growing their own food and raising animals.
- The museum had a display of peasant clothing from the 18th century.
- The peasant diet consisted mainly of bread, vegetables, and porridge.