paysan

Definitions of paysan
  1. noun
    an unsophisticated country person
    synonyms: campagnard
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    types:
    campagnard
    a man who lives in the country and has country ways
    campagnard
    a woman who lives in the country and has country ways
    péquenaud, rustre
    a poor White person in the southern United States
    type of:
    roturier(e)
    a person who holds no title
  2. noun
    a person who operates a farm
    synonyms: agriculteur, fermier
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    cultivateur
    someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
    apiculteur
    a farmer who keeps bees for their honey
    arboriculteur
    someone trained in forestry
    cultivateur
    the owner or manager of a plantation
    petit cultivateur
    a person owning or renting a smallholding
    petit cultivateur
    a farmer on a small farm
    bouvier
    farmer who breed or raises livestock
    éleveur
    a person who breeds animals
    petit cultivateur
    an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain
    type of:
    créateur
    a person who grows or makes or invents things
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