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peasant

[pez-uhnt] / ˈpɛz ənt /


NOUN
a uneducated, rural person
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They impacted the lives of more than 100 million people through trade unions, peasant organisations, student wings and disciplined cadre networks.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

One newspaper denounced “The Playboy of the Western World” as an “unmitigated, prolonged libel upon Irish peasant men and, worse still, upon Irish peasant girlhood.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The tighter scope and folksy approach — from a score with more spare acoustic guitar than sweeping orchestral numbers and an abundance of drab peasant rags over plush regal garb — is refreshing, at first.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

“It’s like reading an old English novel when you’re the peasant, and you’re not recognized.”

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

William said, “Of course we are. A giant monk, a Saracen oblate, a Jew, and a peasant girl. Aren’t all the king’s friends like that?”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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