peasant in Finnish
peasant in Finnish is pienviljelijä, torppari, maalainen — peasant means historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.
peasant in Finnish
pienviljelijä
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.
torppari
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.
maalainen
A country person.
moukka
(pejorative) An uncouth, crude or ill-bred person.
talonpoika
(strategy games) A worker unit.
What does "peasant" mean?
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noun Historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.
"Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection."
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noun Informal and often insulting: an unsophisticated or uncultured person.
""Eating pizza with a fork? You absolute peasant," he joked."
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peasant in a sentence
- Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection.
- In the village, every peasant paid part of the harvest to the local landowner.
- "Eating pizza with a fork? You absolute peasant," he joked.
- He called his brother a peasant for putting ketchup on a fancy steak.
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What is "peasant" in Finnish?
"peasant" in Finnish is pienviljelijä, torppari, maalainen. peasant means: Historically, a small farmer or agricultural laborer, especially one with a low social and economic status.
How do you use "peasant" in a sentence?
Example: "Medieval peasants worked the lord's land in exchange for protection." In Finnish, "peasant" is pienviljelijä, torppari, maalainen.
Are there other ways to say "peasant" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "peasant": pienviljelijä, torppari, maalainen, moukka, talonpoika.
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