Synonyms for peasant
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Boor — an uncouth, crude or ill-bred person
boor, rustic, bumpkin, provincial, countryman, bucolic, barbarian, clod hopper, country bumpkin informal, swain, rube US, churl, clown, hick, lout, goth, tyke, hind, hayseed US, yokel slang
2. Serf — A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants…
Other
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.
- n. 2
An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
- adj. 1
Characteristic of or relating to a peasant or peasants; unsophisticated.
Related words
- Word family
- peasantish peasantry peasanty
- Phrases
- peasant blouse peasant shirt peasant top
Forms
- Plural
- peasants → boors, rustics, bumpkins, provincials…
Example sentences
- provincial Fyodor had his own campsite in the provincial park.
- rustic The cabin Gustavo constructed was cozy and rustic.
- boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.
- bumpkin Who brought this unpolished country bumpkin?
- villager The villager sold the merchant one hundred eggs.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| peasant | falling | |
| provincial | falling | |
| rustic | rising | |
| boor | steady | |
| bumpkin | rising | |
| villager | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hind1, goth1, rube1, hick1, serf1, peon2, boor1, lout1, tyke1
- 5 letters
- clown1, swain1, yokel2, churl
- 6 letters
- rustic2
- 7 letters
- bucolic3, ignoble3, bumpkin2, hayseed
- 8 letters
- villager3, plebeian3
- 9 letters
- barbarian4
- 10 letters
- provincial3, countryman3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (peon2 = 2 syllables).