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Common people
Disreputable or undesirable people
Plural for one who lives in rural or provincial areas
“It was said he could pick out a noble from a peasant in a room, even if they were all dressed in the finest robes of state.”
Plural for a member of a social class that toils on the land or engages in menial labor
“They set out the next day and at evening approached a small hut from which a poor peasant emerged.”
Plural for a member of a social class that engages in menial labor
“Herfod was let to understand that he'd returned to being a menial peasant who had managed to waste His Highness's time.”
Plural for an unsophisticated or uncouth person, typically from the country
“A complete instance of this is the pig-headed, loutish peasant, Bernardo, who has nothing in the world to do except to make himself a goose.”
Plural for a lowly person, peasant, or serf
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