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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 peasants
In those intervening 35 years, China had moved 800 million rural peasants — living in extreme poverty on US$2 a day — into city apartments and integrated them into the global economy.
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Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
But the Shah’s failure to provide support to the peasants led to their farms failing, and sent waves of impoverished migrants to Tehran and other Iranian cities—many of whom would later fuel the 1979 revolution.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In sixteenth-century Europe, just as Martin Luther’s ideas were shaking Catholic institutions, a far more radical movement for freedom rose up among peasants.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.
—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
Kōnane was once a national pastime, played by peasants and rulers alike.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
But the Shah’s failure to provide support to the peasants led to their farms failing, and sent waves of impoverished migrants to Tehran and other Iranian cities—many of whom would later fuel the 1979 revolution.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
In sixteenth-century Europe, just as Martin Luther’s ideas were shaking Catholic institutions, a far more radical movement for freedom rose up among peasants.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
The forces of the lords put down the revolt by slaying somewhere between seventy thousand and a hundred thousand peasants.
—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
Kōnane was once a national pastime, played by peasants and rulers alike.
—Matt Negrin, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peasants
Noun
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The biggest losers are the very citizens electing these clowns.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The incident highlights the risks the world’s highest peak poses for the ever-growing number of mountaineers, adventurers and tourists who flock there.—
Kaijing Xiao,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Nepal The climbing capital of the world, Nepal has been luring mountaineers for decades, including up the busy South Col route to the summit of Mount Everest.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Peasants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peasants. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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