peasant

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

peas·ant [peasant peasants] BrE [ˈpeznt] NAmE [ˈpeznt] noun
1. (especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land
•peasant farmers
•a peasant family
•peasant revolts
2. (informal, disapproving)a person who is rude, behaves badly, or has little education
Syn: ↑lout

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French paisent ‘country dweller’, from pais ‘country’, based on Latin pagus ‘country district’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tyke, tike, provincial, bucolic