peasant


   

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peasant

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[ Etymology

From Middle English paissaunt, from Middle French paisant, from Old French païs, country, from Late Latin pagensis, "inhabitant of a district", from Latin pagus, district

[ Noun

peasant (plural: peasants)

  1. 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. A country person; a rustic.
  3. An uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person; a boor.
  4. (strategy games) a worker unit (Synonyms: peon, serf, villager)

[ Derived terms

[ Translations

a member of the agriculture class
a country person; a rustic
an uncouth, crude, or ill-bred person; a boor
(strategy games) a worker unit
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