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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
Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.
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Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Between July 20 and August 6, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In their narratives, the enemies of the peasants extended beyond locusts, fires, and snow.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2025
Jack Sheehan
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Between July 20 and August 6, peasants across France mobilized at a stunning speed following untrue rumors of an aristocratic plot to intentionally starve out much of the population.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
In their narratives, the enemies of the peasants extended beyond locusts, fires, and snow.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peasants
Noun
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Strangely, all the clowns with Ukraine flags 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 in their bio are also all silent on this one.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sheriff threatens to arrest Morticia on account of aiding and abetting a murderer, but Gomez points out that these clowns (the cops) abandoned Nevermore to protect Normies at Pilgrim World.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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On Friday, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that weather had also prevented the recovery of Sinigaglia's body, but a group of mountaineers hoped to bring their countryman down the mountain with the help of a helicopter.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Peasants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peasants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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