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- Dictionarypeasant/ˈpɛznt/
noun
- 1. a poor smallholder or agricultural labourer of low social status (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries): "peasants left the farms to work in industry" Similar
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a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it, especially one who has a low income, very little education, and a low social position. This is usually used of someone who lived in the past or of someone in a poor country:
The meaning of PEASANT is a member of a European class of persons tilling the soil as small landowners or as laborers; also : a member of a similar class elsewhere. How to use peasant in a sentence.
Peasant definition: a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.. See examples of PEASANT used in a sentence.
A peasant is a poor person of low social status who works on the land; used of people who live in countries where farming is still a common way of life.
Peasant is still used sometimes today to describe a relatively poor person who works as a farm laborer. Peasant can also be used to mean “an unsophisticated and ill-mannered person,” so when using this word, be sure your intended meaning is clear.
n. 1. A member of a class of small farmers and farm laborers, especially in a preindustrial or underdeveloped society. 2. A person who lives in a rural area; a rustic. 3. A person who is considered crude or uncouth; a boor.
Definition of peasant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
