A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.

peasantessnoun

A female peasant.

peasanthoodnoun

The state or condition of a peasant.

peasantishadj

Synonym of peasanty.

peasantismnoun

The behaviour or ideology of peasants.

peasantistadj

Showing support for peasants.

peasantizationnoun

The process of creating a peasant class involved in small-scale agrarian practices.

peasantizeverb

To turn into a peasant, or a peasant class in society.

peasantlessadj

Without peasants.

peasantlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a peasant.

peasantlyadj

Like a peasant.

peasantnessnoun

The lifestyle or status of a peasant.

peasantrynoun

Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.

peasantsnoun

plural of peasant

peasantshipnoun

Peasantry.

peasantwearnoun

Clothing to be worn by peasants.

peasantyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a peasant; rustic and simple.

peascodnoun

The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.

peasenoun

Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).

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