Both Uses of
peasant
in
All Over but the Shoutin'
- It was less than a year ago that a savior came into the murk of Haiti, an angry avenger for the poor who warned the aristocracy to share the wealth or watch the peasants take it.†
Chpt 2.26 *peasants = used historically or possibly in relation to a very poor country: people of low income, education, and social standing -- especially those who raise crops or livestock
- If they would kill a priest, why would they not kill a peasant without a second thought, or torture them for sport, or debase them.†
Chpt 2.33
Definition:
used historically or possibly in relation to a very poor country: a person of low income, education, and social standing -- especially one who raises crops or livestock