peasant
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small…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.
» Many peasants died during the drought.
Viele Bauern sind während der Dürre gestorben. — Espi
Многие крестьяне погибли во время засухи. — odexed
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4 sensesA 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.
Landleute, Landvolk, Landmann. Bauer (armer)
крестья́нинkrestʹjánin, крестья́нкаkrestʹjánka, селя́нинseljánin
селя́нинseljányn, селя́нкаseljánka, селю́кseljúk
A country person.
Landmann, Landfrau, Bauer
крестья́нинkrestʹjánin, крестья́нкаkrestʹjánka, селя́нинseljánin
селя́нинseljányn, селя́нкаseljánka, селю́кseljúk
a country person
(derogatory)An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
Bauerntrampel, Rüpel, Bauer
дереве́нщинаderevénščina, мужла́нmužlán, мужи́кmužík
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
A worker unit.
pawn)
крестья́нинkrestʹjánin
Examples
64 sentencesMany peasants died during the drought.
ruМногие крестьяне погибли во время засухи. — odexed
deViele Bauern sind während der Dürre gestorben. — Espi
I'm nothing but a poor peasant.
ruЯ всего лишь бедный крестьянин. — marafon
deIch bin nur ein armer Bauer. — samueldora
I look like an old peasant.
ruЯ похож на старого крестьянина. — marafon
He knew a young peasant maid.
deEr kannte eine junge Bauernmagd. — brauchinet
The peasants complained of excessive taxation.
deDie Bauern klagten über die große Steuerlast. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, paFrom Late Middle English paissaunt, from Anglo-Norman paisant, from Old French païsant, païsan (“countryman, peasant”), from païs (“country”), from Latin pāgus (“countryside”) + Old French -enc (“member of”), from Frankish -inc, -ing "-ing"; which was an alteration of earlier Late Latin pāgēnsis (“inhabitant of a district”). Doublet of paisano.
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plural: peasantsSynonyms
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