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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024peas•ant /ˈpɛzənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a member of a class of small farmers of low social rank, as in Europe:tried to unify the workers and peasants.
- an uneducated person lacking in good manners.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to peasants.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024peas•ant (pez′ənt),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc.
- Clothingof or designating a style of clothing modeled on the folk costumes of Western cultures, esp. women's full-sleeved, round-necked blouses and long, full skirts.
- Gmc (see -ing3)
- Late Latin pāgēnsis, equivalent. to Latin pāg(us) country district + -ēnsis -ensis) + -enc
- Anglo-French paisant, Old French païsant, earlier païsenc, equivalent. to païs country (
- late Middle English paissaunt 1375–1425
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