Definitions for peasantˈpɛz ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
peas•antˈpɛz ənt(n.)
a member of a class of small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank, as in Europe, Asia, or Latin America.
a coarse, uneducated person.
(adj.)of or characteristic of peasants or their way of life.
modeled on the folk costumes of Western cultures:
peasant blouses.
Category: Clothing
Origin of peasant:
1375–1425; late ME paissaunt < AF paisant, OF païsant, earlier païsenc=païs country (< LL pāgēnsis= L pāg(us) country district +-ēnsis -ensis ) + -enc < Gmc
Princeton's WordNet
peasant, provincial, bucolic(noun)
a country person
peasant(noun)
one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike(noun)
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
peasant(noun)ˈpɛz ənt
a very poor person who works on the land
the harsh life of a peasant
Wiktionary
peasant(Noun)
A member of the lowly social class which toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
peasant(Noun)
A country person.
peasant(Noun)
An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
peasant(Noun)
(strategy games) a worker unit
Origin: From Late paissaunt, from paisant, from païsant, from païsan, from païs, from pagensis, from pagus + -enc, of origin, from -inc, -ing "-ing". More at -ing.
Webster Dictionary
Peasant(noun)
a countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries
Peasant(adj)
rustic, rural
Translations for peasant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
peasant(noun)
a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area
Many peasants died during the drought; (also adjective) a peasant farmer.
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- camponêsPortuguese (BR)

- venkovan, -kaCzech

- der Bauer; bäuerlichGerman

- bonde; bonde-Danish

- χωρικόςGreek

- campesino, labradorSpanish

- talupoegEstonian

- کشاورز؛ آدم روستاییFarsi

- maalainenFinnish

- paysan, anneFrench

- פָלַחHebrew

- किसानHindi

- seljakCroatian

- parasztHungarian

- petaniIndonesian

- smábóndi, sveitamaðurIcelandic

- contadinoItalian

- 百姓Japanese

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- valstietisLithuanian

- zemnieksLatvian

- petaniMalay

- boerDutch

- småbrukerNorwegian

- chłop, wieśniakPolish

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- كروندګر، ښكاروز، كرونكى، دهقانPashto

- camponêsPortuguese

- ţăranRomanian

- крестьянинRussian

- roľník, sedliakSlovak

- kmetSlovenian

- seljakSerbian

- bonde, småbrukareSwedish

- เกษตรกรThai

- rençber, köylüTurkish

- 農民Chinese (Trad.)

- селянинUkrainian

- کاشت کار، کسانUrdu

- nông dânVietnamese

- 农民Chinese (Simp.)

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