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Noun: peon pee-un
Usage: N. Amer

A laborer who is obliged to do menial work
- drudge, navvy [Brit, informal], galley slave [informal]

Sounds like: paean

Derived forms: peons

Type of: jack, laborer [US], labourer [Brit, Cdn], manual laborer [US], manual labourer [Brit, Cdn]

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