What Does Peasant Mean Slang?

Peasant is still used sometimes today to describe a relatively poor person who works as a farm laborer. Peasant can also be used to mean “an unsophisticated and ill-mannered person,” so when using this word, be sure your intended meaning is clear.

Is the word peasant offensive?

In a colloquial sense, "peasant" often has a pejorative meaning that is therefore seen as insulting and controversial in some circles, even when referring to farm laborers in the developing world. ... In general English-language literature, the use of the word "peasant" has steadily declined since about 1970.

What does peasant mean in text?

a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank. a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means. adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc.