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peasant

[pez-uhnt] / ˈpɛz ənt /


NOUN
a uneducated, rural person
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Within five years a French resurgence would gather momentum, driven by the intervention of a 17-year-old peasant girl known as Joan of Arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

It tells the story of Juan Diego, a peasant of Chichimeca descent who was visited several times by the Virgin Mary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

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

From BBC • May 9, 2025

The little peasant girl, wet and sand-soaked, collides with Michelangelo's huge belly and throws her arms as far around him as they can go.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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