Definitions for peonˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn, ˈpyun
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pe•onˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn(n.)
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer.
(formerly, esp. in Mexico) a person held in servitude to work off debts or other obligations.
any person of low social status, esp. one who does menial or unskilled work; drudge.
Origin of peon:
1820–30; < Sp peón peasant, day laborer < VL *pedōnem, acc. of *pedō walker, der. of L ped- (s. of pēs) foot
pe•on*ˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn, ˈpyun(n.)
an office assistant.
Category: Indian (India)
(esp. under British rule) a messenger, attendant, or orderly.
Category: Indian (India)
* (in S and SE Asia).
Origin of peon:
1600–10; < Pg peão, F pion foot soldier, pedestrian, day laborer
Princeton's WordNet
drudge, peon, navvy, galley slave(noun)
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
Wiktionary
peon(Noun)
A lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work
Webster Dictionary
Peon(noun)
see Poon
Peon(noun)
a foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger
Peon(noun)
a day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt
Peon(noun)
see 2d Pawn
The New Hacker's Dictionary
peon
A person with no special (root or wheel) privileges on a computer system. “I can't create an account on foovax for you; I'm only a peon there.”
Translations for peon
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
pawn(noun)
in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.
- pionAfrikaans
- عَسْكَري أوبيْدَق في لُعْبَة الشَّطْرَنْجArabic
- пешкаBulgarian
- peãoPortuguese (BR)
- pěšecCzech
- der BauerGerman
- bondeDanish
- πιόνιGreek
- peónSpanish
- etturEstonian
- سربازFarsi
- sotamiesFinnish
- pionFrench
- חַיָלHebrew
- प्यादाHindi
- pješak, pijunCroatian
- gyalogHungarian
- pionIndonesian
- peðIcelandic
- pedoneItalian
- 歩Japanese
- 졸(卒)Korean
- pėstininkasLithuanian
- bandinieksLatvian
- bidakMalay
- pionDutch
- bondeNorwegian
- pionekPolish
- سربازPersian
- سر تیریPashto
- peãoPortuguese
- pionRomanian
- пешкаRussian
- pešiakSlovak
- kmetSlovenian
- pešakSerbian
- bondeSwedish
- เบี้ยหมากรุกThai
- piyonTurkish
- (象棋中的)卒Chinese (Trad.)
- пішакUkrainian
- شطرنج کا پيادہUrdu
- con tốtVietnamese
- （象棋中的）卒Chinese (Simp.)
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