peasant vs plebeian

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. 

plebeian

noun
  • A commoner, particularly (derogatory) a low, vulgar person. 

  • A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. 

adj
  • Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. 

  • Of or concerning the common people. 

  • Common, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured. 

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