Peasant
/pˈɛzənt/
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Definition
(noun) 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.
Sentence Examples
I am nothing but a poor peasant.
The peasant scattered the seeds of grain.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ farmer worked the land from dawn to dusk to grow enough food for his family.