Meaning

3 senses

  1. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.

    Peon, Diener

    батра́кbatrák, пео́нpeón

    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

  2. (figuratively)A person of low rank or importance.

  3. (India, historical)A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The boss treats her like a peon.

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Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
peasant or serf:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
peasant or serf:

Origin

From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedō

From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”). Doublet of pawn.

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Forms

plural: peons / peones
Singularpeon
Pluralpeons / peones

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words
Relatedpeonage
Derivedpeonismpeonize

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
penthousepenultimatepenurypeonypeopleA1people's
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