- a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- a coarse, unsophisticated, boorish, uneducated person of little financial means.
- of, relating to, or characteristic of peasants or their traditions, way of life, crafts, etc.
- of or designating a style of clothing modeled on the folk costumes of Western cultures, especially women's full-sleeved, round-necked blouses and long, full skirts.
- a member of a class of low social status that depends on either cottage industry or agricultural labour as a means of subsistence
- (as modifier)
- a person who lives in the country; rustic
- an uncouth or uncultured person
