peasant

[ pez-uhnt ]

/ ˈpɛz ənt /

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noun

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.

a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means.

adjective

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

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.

Origin of peasant

1375–1425; late Middle English paissaunt<Anglo-French paisant,Old French païsant, earlier païsenc, equivalent to païs country (<Late Latin pāgēnsis, equivalent to Latin pāg(us) country district + -ēnsis-ensis) + -enc<Germanic (see -ing³)

OTHER WORDS FROM peasant

peas·ant·like, adjective

Words nearby peasant

pear thrips, pearwood, Peary, Peary Land, Peary, Robert E., peasant, peasant proprietor, peasantry, peasanty, pease, pease-brose

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for peasant

He was a large man, totally bald, with the rough hands of a peasant.
In Chile, Poetry Outlives the Dictators|Jay Parini|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh.
Book Bag: Beguiling if Unlikely Travel Books|Sean Wilsey|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some “new men” from peasant and artisan backgrounds rose, but many others became part of an impoverished proletariat.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Entertaining used to require intelligence or a measure of wit or, at least, peasant cunning.
Welcome to Showbiz Sharia Law|P. J. O’Rourke|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His template for government was the peasant fantasy he dreamed up during his years of service on a Soviet pig farm.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.|Kapil Komireddi|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I could feel, in the cottage of such a peasant, and seated beside such men as his two sons, the full force of the remark.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2|Alexander Leighton
This was a pleasanter fate than that of the Tirolese peasant who followed his herd under a stone, where they had all disappeared.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
In these letters I was adjured to continue the disguise of a peasant in whatever attempts I made.
The Felon's Track|Michael Doheny
What disappears as peasant property usually goes into large estates.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel
It was in sad and hopeless mood that Antosh watched the autumn making its way into his peasant's hut.
Yiddish Tales|Various

British Dictionary definitions for peasant

peasant

/ (ˈpɛzənt) /

noun

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

informal a person who lives in the country; rustic

informal an uncouth or uncultured person

Word Origin for peasant

C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French païsant, from païs country, from Latin pāgus rural area; see pagan

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

Cultural definitions for peasant

peasant

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.

单词	peasant
释义	peasant [ pez-uhnt ] / ˈpɛz ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peasant ON THESAURUS.COM noun 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. a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means. adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc. 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. Origin of peasant 1375–1425; late Middle English paissaunt<Anglo-French paisant,Old French païsant, earlier païsenc, equivalent to païs country (<Late Latin pāgēnsis, equivalent to Latin pāg(us) country district + -ēnsis-ensis) + -enc<Germanic (see -ing³) OTHER WORDS FROM peasant peas·ant·like, adjective Words nearby peasant pear thrips, pearwood, Peary, Peary Land, Peary, Robert E., peasant, peasant proprietor, peasantry, peasanty, pease, pease-brose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peasant He was a large man, totally bald, with the rough hands of a peasant. In Chile, Poetry Outlives the Dictators\|Jay Parini\|October 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST After wandering at haphazard some little way I met a peasant in a sleigh. Book Bag: Beguiling if Unlikely Travel Books\|Sean Wilsey\|September 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Some “new men” from peasant and artisan backgrounds rose, but many others became part of an impoverished proletariat. In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class\|Joel Kotkin\|August 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Entertaining used to require intelligence or a measure of wit or, at least, peasant cunning. Welcome to Showbiz Sharia Law\|P. J. O’Rourke\|May 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST His template for government was the peasant fantasy he dreamed up during his years of service on a Soviet pig farm. Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.\|Kapil Komireddi\|January 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I could feel, in the cottage of such a peasant, and seated beside such men as his two sons, the full force of the remark. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2\|Alexander Leighton This was a pleasanter fate than that of the Tirolese peasant who followed his herd under a stone, where they had all disappeared. The Science of Fairy Tales\|Edwin Sidney Hartland In these letters I was adjured to continue the disguise of a peasant in whatever attempts I made. The Felon's Track\|Michael Doheny What disappears as peasant property usually goes into large estates. Woman under socialism\|August Bebel It was in sad and hopeless mood that Antosh watched the autumn making its way into his peasant's hut. Yiddish Tales\|Various British Dictionary definitions for peasant peasant / (ˈpɛzənt) / noun a member of a class of low social status that depends on either cottage industry or agricultural labour as a means of subsistence (as modifier)peasant dress informal a person who lives in the country; rustic informal an uncouth or uncultured person Word Origin for peasant C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French païsant, from païs country, from Latin pāgus rural area; see pagan 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 Words related to peasant laborer, sharecropper, rube, provincial, bumpkin, boor, rustic, hayseed, serf, peon, hick, villein, farmhand, cropper, planter, hired hand Cultural definitions for peasant peasant 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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peasant

noun

adjective

Origin of peasant

OTHER WORDS FROM peasant

Words nearby peasant

Example sentences from the Web for peasant

British Dictionary definitions for peasant

noun

Word Origin for peasant

Words related to peasant

Cultural definitions for peasant