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Hitar Petar (Хитър Петър, "Cunning Peter") is a character of Bulgarian folklore. Hitar Petar is a poor village farmhand, but possesses remarkable slyness, wit and wile. He is often presented as the "typical Bulgarian" and the perpetual antagonist of either the rich nobles, clerics and money lenders or the "typical Ottoman" — Nasreddin, whom he always manages to outwit. He is therefore regarded as a strictly positive figure and a hero of the common folk.

As a character, Hitar Petar first appeared in the 16th–17th century, when Bulgaria was still under Ottoman rule. In 1873, he was introduced to literature, with Iliya Blaskov publishing several anecdotes involving him.

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