Noun: peon pee-un
- [N. Amer] A labourer who is obliged to do menial work
"The peon toiled in the fields from dawn to dusk";
- drudge, navvy [Brit, informal], galley slave [informal]
- [archaic] (historical) a landless agricultural labourer in Latin America, often bound in servitude to a landowner
"The hacienda system relied on peons for labour"
- [archaic] (historical) an orderly or messenger in South Asian countries
"The peon delivered messages between government offices"
Sounds like: paean
Derived forms: peons
Type of: jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Peon