{
    "term": "peasant",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "(especially in the past, or in poorer countries) a farmer who owns or rents a small piece of land",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "peasant farmers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a peasant family"
                },
                {
                    "text": "peasant revolts"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History", "Farming"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who is rude, behaves badly or has little education",
            "labels": "(informal, disapproving)",
            "examples": [],
            "synonyms": "lout"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeznt/",
                "audio": "pe/peasant/peasant__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpeznt/",
                "audio": "pe/peasant/peasant__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French paisent ‘country dweller’, from pais ‘country’, based on Latin pagus ‘country district’."
}