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   peon

   /ˈpiːən/

   noun

   • 1. a Spanish American day labourer or unskilled farm worker.
   • ▪ a person who does menial work: North American "racing drivers aren't exactly nine-to-five peons"
   • ▪ a debtor held in servitude by a creditor, especially in the southern US and Mexico. historical
   • 2. (in South and SE Asia) a low-ranking worker such as an attendant, orderly, or assistant: "the elder son is a peon at a nearby school"
   • 3. a bullfighter who uses banderillas (darts thrust into a bull's neck or shoulders); a banderillero.

   Word Origin from Portuguese peão and Spanish peón, from medieval Latin pedo, pedon- ‘walker, foot soldier’, from Latin pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with pawn1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. peonage noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › peonPeon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PEON is any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia. How to use peon in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PEON definition: 1. a farm worker in South America who does jobs that do not need any particular skill 2. a person…. Learn more.

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   PEON meaning: 1. a farm worker in South America who does jobs that do not need any particular skill 2. a person…. Learn more.

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   Define peon. peon synonyms, peon pronunciation, peon translation, English dictionary definition of peon. n. 1. A person who does menial or repetitive tasks and has a low rank in an organization or society. 2. a. An unskilled laborer or farm worker of Latin...

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   Peon was a Mexican word originally, meaning an agricultural worker in servitude to his landlord. Today, peon has a more comic ring to it and is usually used in fun — though if you are a personal assistant to a tyrannical Hollywood star, for example, it's probably no laughing matter.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpeon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   (North American English, humorous) a person with a hard or boring job that is not well paid and not considered important. Definition of peon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › peon_n2peon, n.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun peon mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun peon. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. peon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the noun peon? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English.

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    6 senses: 1. a Spanish-American farm labourer or unskilled worker 2. (formerly in Spanish America) a debtor compelled to work.... Click for more definitions.

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    A complete guide to the word "PEON": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.