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Answer for the clue "Punjabi peasant ", 4 letters:
ryot

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A farmer or tiller of the soil.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ryot \Ry"ot\ (r[imac]"[o^]t), n. [Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same word as ra'iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See Rayah .] A peasant or cultivator of the soil. [India] The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less pay than any other laborers ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
RYOT is an immersive media company founded in 2012 based in Los Angeles. As humanitarian aid workers, first responders and filmmakers, RYOT founders Bryn Mooser, David Darg and Martha Rogers spotlight the world’s key global and social issues, creating innovative ...

Usage examples of ryot.

Steevens who says the Indian ryot has been starving for thirty centuries and sees no reason why he should be filled?

The ryots employed the Wuddurs to destroy them, who killed them by thousands, receiving a measure of grain for so many dozens, without perceptibly diminishing their numbers.

Unless something be done, it is certain that the rifle will have to be called into requisition to protect the ryots of tracts bordering upon elephant jungles.