peasant

🇺🇸 /ˈpeznt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpeznt/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

A farmer who works on a small piece of land, often in poor areas or in the past

The peasant worked hard in the fields to grow food for his family

R

A rude or uneducated person

He behaved like a peasant, shouting and being impolite to everyone

translation

n. A farmer who works on a small piece of land, often in poor areas or in the past; A rude or uneducated person

Word Forms

Plural peasants