Peasant (noun)

1. A member of a class of persons who cultivate the land, typically as small landowners or as agricultural laborers.
2. A person of low social status or education.
3. A rustic or rural person.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french paisant, from pais "country, rustic", from latin pagus "rural district".

Examples:

1. The peasantry were the backbone of the rural economy.
2. He looked down on the peasant as a inferior being.
3. The peasants were poor but hardworking.
4. The peasants were happy with their simple lives.
5. The king's army conscripted the peasants into the army.