Peasant

(pĕz'ant), n. [O. Fr. paisant, N. Fr. paysan, Sp. & Pg. paisano, It. paesano, from Fr. pays, Pr. paes, Sp. & Pg. pais, It. paese, the country, from Lat. pagus, the country.] A countryman; one whose business is rural labor; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class of tillers of the soil in European countries.

Synonyms—Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.