backwoodsman vs peasant

backwoodsman

noun
  • An uncivilized person. 

  • A person who is acclimated to living in a forest area that is far removed from civilization or modern conveniences. 

  • A Peer who is seldom present in the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Parliament, who may be encouraged to attend when a very important vote is expected. 

peasant

noun
  • An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person. 

  • A country person. 

  • 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. 

  • A worker unit. 

adj
  • Characteristic of or relating to a peasant or peasants; unsophisticated. 

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