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单词 peon
释义
peon
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpiː.ən/us
/ˈpiː.ən/
afarmworkerinSouthAmericawho doesjobsthat do not need anyparticularskill
（南美）没有技术的农业雇工
USinformal
apersonwho doesworkthat does not need anyparticularskill, often one who is notpaidwell ortreatedwell:
非技术工人，劳工，苦工
Thebossjust nevertalkedto peons like us. It was beneath her.老板从来不会和我们这些低级工人说话，有失她的身份。
Indian English
someone whosejobis toworkin anofficedoingjobsthat do not need anyparticularskill
（办公室）勤杂工，勤务工
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Farmers & farm workers
  • crofter
  • farmer
  • farmhand
  • homesteader
  • landholder
  • market gardener
  • non-farmer
  • pastoralist
  • peasant
  • picker
  • ploughman
  • poulterer
  • rancher
  • ryot
  • sharecropper
  • smallholder
  • squatter
  • truck farmer
  • yeoman

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Workers in general
Employees & colleagues
(Definition ofpeonfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpeon

peon
He sent his peons to burn it.
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He traveled with an interpreter and two peons.
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Both of these units are collectively referred to as peons.
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Most people were on farms, either as landless peons or as holders of small properties.
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Ranking officers wear black, peons wear white leather coats.
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Patrol officers in the shape of village watchmen or patels in villages and peons, horse patrolmen and such other like men in the towns were present.
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To rivet the shackles more firmly on him, the landlord keeps a shop and entices thepeonto get into debt.
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He stops and asks apeonwhere he can find the marshal.
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In this sense, "peon" can be used in either a derogatory or self-effacing context.
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Thepeonis shown dead on the floor with blood on his face.
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They range in power from the weak and cowardlypeongoblins to the mighty goblin warlords.
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In the meantime, thepeoncreates a ruckus at the homes of the trio and reveals to the wives the details of the debts.
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Thepeonwould pour water from way high up, lest our hands touch the glass.
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Apeonis one who is compelled to work for his creditor until his debt is paid.
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