as in clown
a person of low social status
Those snobs treat anyone who lives on the "wrong" side of town like an insignificant peasant.
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Recent Examples of peasant
The winners—the lords and mainstream theologians who were the peasants’ enemies—instead wrote the history.
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
That strongly suggests the peasants weren’t panicking, but rather using strategic misinformation to justify a coordinated seizure of property.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Her character is a peasant who, around the midway mark, gives an inspiring speech to her granddaughter, Afra (Wardi Eilabuni).
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Curtain fabric was reimagined as a cover-up, a tiered peasant skirt and other super-sheer creations.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for peasant
Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
That strongly suggests the peasants weren’t panicking, but rather using strategic misinformation to justify a coordinated seizure of property.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
Her character is a peasant who, around the midway mark, gives an inspiring speech to her granddaughter, Afra (Wardi Eilabuni).
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Curtain fabric was reimagined as a cover-up, a tiered peasant skirt and other super-sheer creations.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for peasant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peasant
Noun
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Stiltwalking clown Connor Breen shook my hand and welcomed me to the team.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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That powerhouse voice is almost at odds with Warren’s easygoing, class clown personality.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Sanders is a Catholic priest and former Augustinian provincial in California and lives in the Augustinian community in North Park.—
Gary Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2024
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Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2024
Noun
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Carrie raves to Seema about her creative connection with Duncan, and during another writing session, Duncan helps Carrie with her faulty printer and gawks at her closet full of designer dresses and shoes.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
31 July 2025
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Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The project, which was shot in Austria and is now in post-production, centers on mountaineer Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who runs a chalet with his daughter in the Dolomites, a mountain range in Italy.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The film centers on seasoned mountaineer, Ray Cooper (Brosnan), who operates a luxury chalet in the Dolomites with his daughter, Sydney.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vanessa Alexander and her husband, former ICM talent manager turned developer Steve Alexander, have listed their rustic-minimalist 7,000-square-foot home located in Malibu Canyon less than two miles from Point Dume for $125,000 a month.—
Alexandria Abramian,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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Before the tourism boom, Joshua Tree was dominated by RV hookups, rustic (read: cheap) roadside motels and, mostly, small (2-3 bedroom) homes available on a short-term basis.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Peasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peasant. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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