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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.
Definition of peasant noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
