fellah

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellah
Noun
  • In his lecture at the Traditions festival, Dugin moved from peasants to a survey of modern Russian intellectual history.
    James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
  • This cotton peasant blouse may be simple, but it’s also guaranteed to become one of the most versatile pieces in your closet.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.
    Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.
    Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For their part, the Russians considered the Mizrahim—indeed, most Israelis—loud, uncultured boors.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Trucco brings a sleazy menace to Rufus, an arrogant boor who underestimates how far Madeline and Roderick will go to usurp him.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2023
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“Fellah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fellah. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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