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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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   1. : any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as. a. : infantryman. b. : orderly. 2. : a member of the landless laboring class in Spanish America. 3. plural peons. a. : a person held in compulsory servitude to a master for the working out of an indebtedness. b. : drudge, menial. Synonyms. dogsbody [chiefly British] drone.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

4. 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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › peonPeon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › peonPeon - definition of peon by The Free Dictionary

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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...

7. 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. finance (1820s) horses and riding (1820s) bullfighting (1920s) military (1950s) See meaning & use.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › peonPeon Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   PEON meaning: 1 : a person who does hard or boring work for very little money a person who is not very important in a society or organization; 2 : a poor farm worker especially in Latin America.