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peasant

peasant

Meaning of peasant

a poor farmer or rural worker

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British English/ˈpezənt/
American English/ˈpɛzənt/
Russian transcription[krʲɪˈsʲtʲjænʲɪn]
peasant
peasant - крестьянин
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peasant usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Крестьянин продавал овощи на рынке.

The peasant sold vegetables at the market.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В романе крестьянин помогает деревне выжить.

In the novel, a peasant helps the village survive.

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peasantкрестьянин
appleяблоко
riceрис
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
familyсемья
momмама

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What's the difference between peasant / farmer / farmworker / agricultural worker

🇬🇧English
peasant

крестьянин — a poor farmer or rural worker

C1Often

The peasant sold vegetables at the market.

Крестьянин продавал овощи на рынке.

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🇬🇧English
peasant

the basic term for a poor rural farmer or worker; can sound historical or slightly socially marked

C1Often

In medieval times, the peasant worked the land for the local lord.

В средние века крестьянин работал на земле у местного лорда.

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🇬🇧English
farmer

someone who owns or runs a farm; more specific and often implies ownership/management rather than poverty

C1Very Often

The farmer owns several hectares of land and raises cattle.

Фермер владеет несколькими гектарами земли и разводит скот.

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farmworker

a person employed to do farm work; stresses paid labor rather than being a land-owning farmer

C1Often

The farmworker starts before dawn during the harvest season.

Сельскохозяйственный рабочий начинает работу до рассвета в сезон сбора урожая.

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🇬🇧English
agricultural worker

a broader, more formal term for someone working in agriculture; less specifically tied to poverty or peasant life

C1Often

Agricultural workers often rely on seasonal employment.

Сельскохозяйственные работники часто зависят от сезонной занятости.

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peasant translation: крестьянин. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce peasant

/ˈpezənt/

peasant translation

крестьянин

peasant examples

The peasant sold vegetables at the market.

peasant transcription

/ˈpezənt/, /ˈpɛzənt/

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peasant meaning: what does it mean?

a poor farmer or rural worker

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peasant is pronounced as /ˈpezənt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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The peasant sold vegetables at the market. Translation: Крестьянин продавал овощи на рынке.

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