peasant
nounmasculine/kɐ̃ˈponɨʃ/medium
cam·po·nês
Definition
A poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation.
The peasant worked the fields from dawn till dusk.
Medieval peasants lived in simple cottages.
Common collocations
peasant lifepeasant revoltpeasant communitypeasant farmer
Etymology
Do latim 'campania' (planície, campo) através do provençal 'campes'.