Definitions for peon
ˈpi ən, ˈpi ɒn, ˈpyunpe·on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. drudge, peon, navvy, galley slavenoun

   a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. peonnoun

   A lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peon

   A peon is generally referred to as a laborer with little control over their work conditions, often subject to abuse and low wages. The term is often used to describe people who do unskilled work, particularly in contexts where their rights are not fully recognized. These workers may do various forms of manual or unskilled labor. The term has been historically used in parts of the world like Latin America and India, often with implications of serfdom or indentured servitude.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Peonnoun

   see Poon

2. Peonnoun

   a foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger

3. Peonnoun

   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

4. Peonnoun

   see 2d Pawn

5. Etymology: [Sp. peon, or Pg. peo, one who travels on foot, a foot soldier, a pawn in chess. See Pawn in chess.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peon

   Peonage is a type of involuntary servitude of laborers having little control over their employment conditions. Peonage existed historically during the colonial period, especially in Latin America and areas of Spanish rule, as well as in the Southern United States after the American Civil War. Whites used the "Black Codes" and other systems to gain the forced labor of African Americans after slavery was abolished.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Peon

   pē′on, n. a day-labourer, esp. in South America, one working off a debt by bondage: in India, a foot-soldier, a messenger, a native policeman.—ns. Pē′onage, Pē′onism, this kind of agricultural servitude. [Sp.,—Low L. pedo—L. pes, pedis, a foot.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Peon is ranked #98553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Peon surname appeared 184 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Peon.
   
   84.7% or 156 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   10.3% or 19 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Laborer

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for peon »

1. pone

2. nope

3. Nope

4. open

How to pronounce peon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say peon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of peon in a Sentence

1. Mari Jo Laborde:

   As of today, the tourism industry is estimated at around 6 percent of Gonzalo Del Peon, our goal is to take that to at least 8 percent.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peon
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peon
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peon
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=peon
7. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Peon
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=peon