'Peasant' definitions:

Definition of 'peasant'

From: WordNet
noun
A country person [syn: peasant, provincial, bucolic]
noun
One of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers
noun
A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike]

Definition of 'Peasant'

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

Definition of 'Peasant'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'peasant'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Peasant'