Both Uses of
peasant
in
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
- Mr Okuma and Dr Fujii became alarmed and scram— bled up the mountain to a peasant's house.†
Chpt 4 *
- For ten days after the flood, Dr Fujii lived in the peasant's house on the mountain above the Ota.†
Chpt 4
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