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  1. Peasant - Wikipedia

    A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. [1][2] …

  2. PEASANT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    6 days ago · 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 …

  3. Peasant | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Peasant, any member of a class of persons who till the soil as small landowners or as agricultural laborers. The peasant economy generally has a relatively simple technology and a division of labor …

  4. PEASANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. PEASANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PEASANT definition: 1. a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it…. Learn more.

  6. Peasant - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Peasant A farm ; (unknown artist), painted around 1794 A peasant is a name for a person that worked for others on a farm and never had much money. They usually wore rough, uncomfortable clothes …

  7. PEASANT Simple Definition - Merriam-Webster

    The simple definition of PEASANT is a poor farmer or farm worker who has low social status—used especially to refer to poor people who lived in Europe in the past or to poor people who live in some …

  8. What Is A Peasant? History, Roles, And Modern Misconceptions

    TL;DR: A peasant is a rural laborer who traditionally worked the land, often in feudal societies. While the term is outdated, understanding its historical role helps clarify modern agricultural and social …

  9. Peasant - definition of peasant by The Free Dictionary

    Define peasant. peasant synonyms, peasant pronunciation, peasant translation, English dictionary definition of peasant. n. 1. A member of a class of small farmers and farm laborers, especially in a …

  10. Peasant - New World Encyclopedia

    The peasant is an agricultural worker with roots in the countryside in which he or she dwells, either working for others as a tenant farmer or owning and working by his or her own labor a small plot of …

  11. PEASANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PEASANT meaning: 1. a person who owns or rents a small piece of land and grows crops, keeps animals, etc. on it…. Learn more.