Both Uses of
peasant
in
Killing Kennedy
- Thousands of Viet Cong soldiers have been killed—as have thousands of innocent Vietnamese peasants.†
p. 155.6 *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
- Gunners aboard American helicopters have free rein to open fire on the peasants who turn and run when they see Hueys come sweeping in over the treetops.†
p. 155.9
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