peon
/ˈpiːən/noun
1
- /亦读peɪˈɒn/ a SpanishAmerican day labourer or unskilled farm worker美国西班牙裔散工工人; 非技术农场工人。
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- historical a debtor held in servitude by a creditor, especially in the southern US and Mexico〈史〉（尤指美国南部和墨西哥的）抵债苦工, 抵债奴。
1.2
- chiefly N. Amer. a person who does menial work; a drudge〈主北美〉劳工, 苦工：
racing drivers aren't exactly normal nine-to-five peons.
赛车运动员不是完全正常的朝九晚五劳工。
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- /亦读pjuːn/(in the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia) someone of low rank（印度次大陆和东南亚）勤杂工, 勤务工。
3
- (pl. peones /peɪˈəʊneɪz/) another term for BANDERILLERO.
派生词
peonage
noun词源
from Portuguese peão and Spanish peón, from medieval Latin pedo, pedon-'walker, foot soldier', from Latin pes, ped- 'foot'. Compare with PAWN1.