peasant
/ˈpeznt/noun
उच्चारण पेज़्न्ट
किसान, कृषक
Core word
noun
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[C]
(especially in the past or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land
किसान, कृषक
- peasant movements
- The peasant carried his harvest to the market on a bullock cart.
- Peasants rose against the unfair tax on their crops.
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- In the old days a peasant often worked on another man's land.
- The poem describes the hard life of a peasant family.
- Many peasants lost their land to moneylenders.
Synonyms farmer cultivator farm worker rustic
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
farmer cultivator farm worker rustic
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General knowledge
History: peasant movements include the Champaran (1917), Kheda (1918) and Bardoli (1928) Satyagrahas.
इतिहास में कृषक आंदोलनों में चंपारण (1917), खेड़ा (1918) और बारदोली (1928) सत्याग्रह शामिल हैं।