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peasant

[pez-uhnt] / ˈpɛz ənt /


NOUN
a uneducated, rural person
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Peasant farmers' efforts to provide food for the nation -- and their own families -- is further hampered by difficulties of getting produce to market and by competition from cheap imports.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

“We know it’s not a lot,” said Jean Emmanuel Joseph, who oversees food distribution for the Center for Peasant Organization and Community Action.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

Laurence Marandola, a spokesman for the Peasant Confederation union body, told the RTL radio network that Mr Attal's concessions were "very largely insufficient".

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2024

Therefore, I stuck to the Valley and met most of my dates at the Local Peasant in Sherman Oaks or the Surly Goat in Encino.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023

I know you all call him the Peasant...

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick




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