Peasant \Peas"ant\, n. [OF. pa["i]sant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), pa["i]san, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.]

A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Peasant \Peas"ant\, a. Rustic, rural. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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peasant

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Peasant \Peas"ant\, n. [OF. pa["i]sant (the i being perh. due to confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), pa["i]san, F. paysan, fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See Pagan.]

A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Peasant \Peas"ant\, a. Rustic, rural. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)