peon

Word family nounpeonpeonage

Related topics: Conditions of employment

pe·on /ˈpiːən/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE → paean

1. informalBEC someone who does boring or physically hard work for low pay – used humorously 〔从事枯燥或重体力工作、报酬很低的〕苦力，苦工〔幽默用法〕

2. BECsomeone in Mexico or South America who works as a type of slave to pay back debts 〔墨西哥或南美的〕抵债苦工，抵债奴

Examples from the Corpus

peon• A coachman has to drive, a groom has to open the door, a peon has to shout warnings.• They get lifted up and all of the rest are nothing but peons!• He would have his peon drive me back to the dang.• We don't make those decisions around here - we're just peons.• One of the peons is demanding another extension of largesse.• I learnt about the exploited conditions under which the peons and gauchos had to live.• South-of-the-Border, where peons in ponchos drank flaming tequila, he wore a blinding white tropical suit.

Origin peon

(1600-1700) Portuguese peão and French pion, from Medieval Latin pedo; → PAWN1

词汇	peon
释义	peon Word family nounpeonpeonage Related topics: Conditions of employment pe·on /ˈpiːən/ noun [countableC] American EnglishAmE → paean 1. informalBEC someone who does boring or physically hard work for low pay – used humorously 〔从事枯燥或重体力工作、报酬很低的〕苦力，苦工〔幽默用法〕 2. BECsomeone in Mexico or South America who works as a type of slave to pay back debts 〔墨西哥或南美的〕抵债苦工，抵债奴 Examples from the Corpus peon• A coachman has to drive, a groom has to open the door, a peon has to shout warnings.• They get lifted up and all of the rest are nothing but peons!• He would have his peon drive me back to the dang.• We don't make those decisions around here - we're just peons.• One of the peons is demanding another extension of largesse.• I learnt about the exploited conditions under which the peons and gauchos had to live.• South-of-the-Border, where peons in ponchos drank flaming tequila, he wore a blinding white tropical suit. Origin peon (1600-1700) Portuguese peão and French pion, from Medieval Latin pedo; → PAWN1
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