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peasant

[pez-uhnt] / ˈpɛz ənt /


NOUN
a uneducated, rural person
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They impacted the lives of more than 100 million people through trade unions, peasant organisations, student wings and disciplined cadre networks.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Within five years a French resurgence would gather momentum, driven by the intervention of a 17-year-old peasant girl known as Joan of Arc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

It tells the story of Juan Diego, a peasant of Chichimeca descent who was visited several times by the Virgin Mary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

They are peasant girls, not much older than I am, wandering in the field.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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