peasant
noun /ˈpeznt/
/ˈpeznt/
- (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land
- peasant farmers
- a peasant family
- peasant revolts
- (informal, disapproving) a person who is rude, behaves badly or has little education synonym lout
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French paisent ‘country dweller’, from pais ‘country’, based on Latin pagus ‘country district’.