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Word: Peon
Speech Type: Noun
from Portuguese peão and Spanish peón, from medieval Latin pedo, pedon- ‘walker, foot soldier’, from Latin pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with pawn
ˈpiːən
a Spanish American day labourer or unskilled farm worker.
Short Definition:Spanish American day labourer
(in South and SE Asia) a low-ranking worker such as an attendant, orderly, or assistant
Short Definition:low-ranking worker
Examples:- the elder son is a peon at a nearby school
a bullfighter who uses banderillas (darts thrust into a bull's neck or shoulders); a banderillero.
Short Definition:banderillero
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