Assertion: peasant | /r/HasAspect | pejorative meaning
Facets:
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: in a colloquial sense
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In a colloquial sense, "peasant" often has a pejorative meaning that is therefore seen as insulting and controversial in some circles, even when referring to farm laborers in the developing world; as early as in 13th-century Germany the word also could mean "rustic," or "robber," as the English term villain.[clarification needed]