peasants

peas-ants · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Members of a social class consisting of small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.

  2. 2.

    (informal, derogatory) People regarded as unsophisticated or lacking refinement.

Related words

Antonyms: aristocrats, nobles
See also: farmer, serf, villager
Synonyms: farmers, serfs, villagers

Etymology

From Old French paisant, from pais meaning "country," ultimately from Latin pagus meaning "rural district."