peasant /ˈpɛzənt/noun 4adjective 2forms 1 noun4 •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. •A country person. •(offensive) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person. •A worker unit. adjective2 •[before a noun] Characteristic of or relating to a peasant or peasants; unsophisticated.Ratatouille? It's a peasant dish. Are you sure you want to serve this to Ego? — 2007 •(disapproving, no longer used) Lowly, vulgar; reprehensible; dishonest.Oh what a Rogue and Pesant slave am I? — 1599 formspeasants
