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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pe•on1 /ˈpiən, ˈpiɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer.
- a person of low social status who does unskilled work.
pe•on•age /ˈpiənɪdʒ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pe•on1 (pē′ən, pē′on),USA pronunciation n. - (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer;
day laborer. - (formerly, esp. in Mexico) a person held in servitude to work off debts or other obligations.
- any person of low social status, esp. one who does work regarded as menial or unskilled;
drudge.
- Vulgar Latin *pedōn- (stem of *pedō) walker (whence Medieval Latin pedōnēs infantry, Old French peon pawn2), derivative of Latin ped- (stem of pēs) foot
- Spanish peón peasant, day laborer
- 1820–30
- British Empirea messenger, attendant, or orderly.
- British Empirea foot soldier or police officer.
- Portuguese peão, French pion foot soldier, pedestrian, day laborer. See peon1
- 1600–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: peon /ˈpiːən; ˈpiːɒn/ n - a Spanish-American farm labourer or unskilled worker
- (formerly in Spanish America) a debtor compelled to work off his debts
- any very poor person
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish peón peasant, from Medieval Latin pedō man who goes on foot, from Latin pēs foot; compare Old French paon pawn² peon /pjuːn; ˈpiːən; ˈpiːɒn/ n (in India, Sri Lanka, etc, esp formerly) - a messenger or attendant, esp in an office
- a native policeman
- a foot soldier
Etymology: 17th Century: from Portuguese peão orderly; see peon1 |