Synonyms for

Peasants

Verb / ˈpezʌnts / Another word for peasants — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Peasants are poor farmers or farm workers who do not own their own land.

Synonyms & similar words

churl barbarian peasant bucolic boor tyke provincial goth tike farmers sharecroppers serfs tillers croppers labourers cultivators fieldworkers farmhands rustics peons tenants hinds villagers smallholders

Synonyms by register

Formal

laborers commoners agrarians serfs

Informal

folks hoi polloi the masses townies

Literary

yeomen villeins rustics

Antonyms

aristocrats nobles royalty elite magnates lords gentry

Common collocations

  • French peasants
  • Russian peasants
  • medieval peasants
  • poor peasants
  • peasant revolt
  • peasant uprising
  • peasant farmer

Word family

noun peasantry
adjective peasant

Usage note

Often used to describe a rural, agricultural class with low social status. Can carry a derogatory connotation depending on context.

Example sentences

  1. The peasants worked hard in the fields to grow crops.
  2. The king gave some land to the peasants so they could have their own farms.
  3. Many peasants in the past were not able to read or write.
  4. The peasants lived in small houses near the fields where they worked.
  5. The peasants had to pay rent to the landowner for the use of the land.

Quotes

  • The joy of the peasants is not in their mouth, but in their feet. - African Proverb
  • The peasant is to the land what the roots are to the tree. - Bulgarian Proverb
  • The peasant has only his four limbs. - Haitian Proverb

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