as in clown
a person of low social status
Those snobs treat anyone who lives on the "wrong" side of town like an insignificant peasant.
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Recent Examples of peasant
Megan Thee Stallion brought the Hottie Cam into the Met Gala to give us peasants a rare look inside the exclusive fundraising benefit for the arts.
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Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 May 2025
These moves disrupted the tenuous balance that had allowed peasants to survive.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Along with suffering mothers and children, Kollwitz’ prints are defined by her depictions of struggling peasants–farmers and laborers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Many of the specifics of Mao’s thought were geared toward China’s own realities of peasant revolution and the search for a post-Qing political settlement.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peasant
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 May 2025
These moves disrupted the tenuous balance that had allowed peasants to survive.
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Along with suffering mothers and children, Kollwitz’ prints are defined by her depictions of struggling peasants–farmers and laborers.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Many of the specifics of Mao’s thought were geared toward China’s own realities of peasant revolution and the search for a post-Qing political settlement.
—Rana Mitter, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peasant
Noun
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Fans can also look forward to performances by the iconic Silver Spurs Quadrille, the adorable antics of kids competing in Mutton Bustin’, and plenty of laughs courtesy of the ever-entertaining rodeo clowns.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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His wife, Susan, a sweet woman with short grey hair, worked as a dental hygienist and performed as a clown named Jubilee at hospitals, nursing homes, parties — even the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Sanders is a Catholic priest and former Augustinian provincial in California and lives in the Augustinian community in North Park.—
Gary Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
19 Apr. 2024
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Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.—
Ashley Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2024
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Here, the blurring is visual: Sometimes Leonard floats into the past looking like Gere, who wears the character without a shred of self-protection as the lens gawks at his raw skin.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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The Esprit's shape, arguably more avant-garde despite its age, consistently pegs the gawk meter.—
John Phillips,
Car and Driver,
18 June 2020
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An avid cyclist and mountaineer, Williams has summited six of the seven highest peaks on Earth, including Mt. Everest.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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Melissa Arnot Reid is a mountaineer, mountain guide, speaker, and author.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
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Classical Rudersdal, Denmark, situated beside Copenhagen and along the open coast, exists in a perpetual tug-of-war between the rustic and the modern.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025
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Off-mountain: Skiers who prefer to stay overnight in nearby Driggs, Idaho (a 20-minute drive from Grand Targhee) have a few rustic, albeit comfortable, possibilities.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Peasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peasant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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