plural peasants
1
: 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 countries around the world today
This land was farmed for centuries by peasants.
—often used before another nounpeasant farmers
a peasant community/girl
peasant food [=good food that is made with simple ingredients and that is not fancy]
2
disapproving
: a person who is not educated and has low social status
They treated us like a bunch of peasants.
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“Peasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/peasant. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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