peasant

/'pezənt/
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peasant

A peasant tends to the crops in a sunlit field.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A crude, uncouth, ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement: This meaning focuses on a person's perceived lack of sophistication or manners.
    • One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers: This is the primary historical and socioeconomic definition, referring to a member of a low social class of farm workers and small-scale farmers.
    • A country person; a rustic: This meaning simply denotes someone who lives in the countryside, often with connotations of simplicity.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • He was a kind man, but his loud manners made some people call him a peasant. (Referring to lack of refinement)
    • The medieval peasant worked the lord's land in exchange for protection and a small plot for himself. (Referring to an agricultural laborer)
    • The city dwellers looked down on the peasants from the rural villages. (Referring to country people)
Advanced Usage
  • "Peasant revolt/uprising": A rebellion by agricultural workers against their rulers or landowners.
    • The Jacquerie was a famous peasant revolt in 14th-century France.
  • Used attributively (like an adjective) to describe things associated with this class.
    • They lived in a peasant cottage. She wore a simple peasant blouse.
Variants and Related Words
  • Peasantry (noun, collective): The peasant class as a whole.
    • The peasantry bore the brunt of the famine.
  • Peasant-like (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a peasant.
    • His peasant-like simplicity was charming.
Synonyms
  • Boor, churl, philistine (for the meaning of an uncouth person).
  • Serf, villein, cotter (specific historical types of agricultural laborers).
  • Rustic, provincial, countryman (for a country person).
Antonyms
  • Aristocrat, noble, lord (for the social class meaning).
  • Sophisticate, cosmopolitan (for the refinement meaning).
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Peasant's revolt": As above, a specific historical term that can be used metaphorically for any uprising of the underclass.
  • While not a phrasal verb, the word is often part of compound nouns like "peasant farmer" or "peasant community."
peasant

A peasant tends to the crops in a sunlit field.

Noun
  1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
  2. one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
  3. a country person

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