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| peas·ant [ pézz'nt ] (plural peas·ants) |
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| Definition: |
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1. agricultural laborer: an agricultural laborer or small farmer
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2. rural person: somebody who lives in the country
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3. offensive term: an offensive term for somebody considered to be ill-mannered or uneducated
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman paisant, Old French païsant< Latin pagus "rural district"] |
