Peon Definition

pēŏn, pēən
peons
noun
peons
In Spanish America,
Webster's New World
In the SW U.S., a person forced into servitude to work off a debt.
Webster's New World
Any person of low social status, esp. one employed at menial or tedious work.
Webster's New World
An unskilled or exploited laborer.
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In India and Southeast Asia,
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Other Word Forms of Peon

Noun

Singular:
peon
Plural:
peons

Origin of Peon

  • Spanish peón day laborer from Medieval Latin pedō pedōn- foot soldier pioneer Sense 3, from Portuguese peão French pion foot soldier both ultimately from Medieval Latin pedō

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Spanish peón.

    From Wiktionary

Peon Sentence Examples

  • The special person statements consisted of every child saying one positive thing about every other peon in the class.

  • The Chilean peon, however, comes from a hardy stock, and has borne ail strip of territory west of the Andes, but also a large piece of the Patagonian mainland, south of lat.

  • The Indians within the limits of the Spanish colony were treated like slaves, and horribly mutilated to prevent their escape; but at the same time a gradual fusion of races was taking place, and the Chilean peasant (peon) of to-day is as much of Indian as of Spanish descent.

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Words Starting With

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