peasant

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  1. noun A member of the class constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, and laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture.
  2. noun A country person; a rustic.
  3. noun An uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person; a boor.

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  • There were dolls in Greek peasant costume, in Laevatian peasant costume, in Albanian peasant costume; baby dolls, little girl dolls, soldier dolls, black dolls. —  Ruined City by Nevil Shute
  • Greatly to Ruskin's delight, as a firm believer in Italian peasant-virtue, it was found and returned without hint of reward. —  The Life of John Ruskin
  • The daughters of slain Filipino peasant activist Eddie Gumanoy - Rose Anne, 21, and Fatima, 17
  • I said it before and will say it again: I am the one and singular Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, and this peasant is an imposter. —  Slublog
  • Then the peasant would go to a house where there was illness of this kind, and, as soon as he entered, out would go the enemy; then there would be blessing in the house, and everyone would suppose that the peasant was a doctor indeed, and would give him money, and treat him to pies. —  Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore
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  1. Middle English paissaunt, from Old French paisant, from pais, country, from Late Latin pāgēnsis, inhabitant of a district, from Latin pāgus, district; see pag- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also pesant, from Middle English pesant, peysan, from Old French paisant, païssant, properly paisan, French paysan = Spanish paisano = Italian paesano; with suffix -an, from Old French pais, pays, French pays = Provencal paes, pais. pays = Spanish País = Italian paese, country, from Middle Latin *pagense, neuter of pagensis, from pagus, a district: see pagan.
 

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