peasant

He is, however, at least slightly better dressed than a peasant screaming invectives in a whiny British accent.

Once the Communists took over Russia, they vastly increased the literacy of the largely peasant population, industrialized the country, poured money into scientific research and fostered a respectable number of Nobel Prize winners.

But there are significant differences between then and now: Under the feudal system, the lord had, in principle, certain obligations to peasants in addition to his right to command them.

There, Sesa said, Prevost ate whatever was offered to him, including the peasant diet consisting of potatoes, cheese and sweet corn.

In their native Poland, they’re peasant food, yes — but also celebratory, regional and wildly varied.