PEASANT


Meaning of PEASANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpezənt ]

n. 1 esp. colloq. a countryman or countrywoman; a rustic. 2 a a worker on the land, esp. a labourer or smallholder. b hist. a member of an agricultural class dependent on subsistence farming. 3 derog. a lout; a boorish person. øøpeasantry n. (pl. -ies). peasanty adj. [ME f. AF paisant, OF paìsent, earlier paìsence f. paìs country ult. f. L pagus canton]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.