- plural of peasant.
peasants
Example Sentences
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A teenager draws his slingshot, while fighters holding prayer beads take control of a Soviet tank, and peasants clutching pitchforks face Soviet soldiers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
The late French queen is best known for her supposedly callous, clueless, privileged suggestion that if the peasants couldn’t get enough bread, they should eat cake instead.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 2, 2026
This was distinct from Europe where aristocrats lived off inherited wealth, only peasants labored manually and one’s place in society was fixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
"We borrow money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture," the vice-president said.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025
In October 1843, a young man from Silesia, the son of two peasants, joined the abbey.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
