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Etymology

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From LateMiddle Englishpaissaunt, fromAnglo-Normanpaisant, fromOld Frenchpaïsant,païsan(“countryman, peasant”), frompaïs(“country”), fromLatinpāgus(“countryside”) +Old French-enc(“member of”), fromFrankish-inc, -ing "-ing"; which was an alteration of earlierLate Latinpāgēnsis(“inhabitant of a district”).Doublet ofpaisano.

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Noun

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peasant (pluralpeasants)

  1. A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by smallfarmers andtenants,sharecroppers,farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force inagriculture andhorticulture.
    Synonyms:peon,serf
    • 1986,Martin Kitchen,British Policy Towards the Soviet Union during the Second World War‎[1],Palgrave Macmillan,→ISBN,→OCLC,→OL,page137:
      The Ambassador warned him of the consequences if his mission to Moscow were a failure, both to Churchill's position at home and to Russia's prospects in the war. He insisted that he should not allow himself to be offended 'by apeasant who didn't know any better'. Churchill listened in silence, then returned to the dacha leaving Clark Kerr outside.
  2. Acountry person.
    Synonyms:churl,rustic,villager
  3. (derogatory) Anuncouth,crude orill-bred person.
    Synonyms:boor;see alsoThesaurus:country bumpkin
  4. (strategy games) Aworkerunit.

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Translations

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member of the agriculture low class
country person
uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person
strategy games: worker unit
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Adjective

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peasant (notcomparable)

  1. (attributive) Characteristic of or relating to a peasant or peasants;unsophisticated.
    peasantclass
    • 2007,Brad Bird,Ratatouille, spoken by Colette
      Ratatouille? It's apeasant dish. Are you sure you want to serve this to Ego?
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) Lowly,vulgar;reprehensible;dishonest.

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