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noun, masculine

paysan

/pɛ.i.zɑ̃/

noun, masculine/pɛ.i.zɑ̃/plural: paysans

a peasant; someone who lives in the country; ruralite; a country bumpkin

Synonyms: péquenaud

Inherited from Old French païsan. By surface analysis, pays + -an. Related to païen.