Both Uses of
peasant
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- There was once, in a little market-town not far from Upsala, a peasant who lived there with his family, digging the earth during the week and singing in the choir on Sundays.†
Chpt 5
- This peasant had a little daughter to whom he taught the musical alphabet before she knew how to read.†
Chpt 5 *
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