Peon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
  2. (formerly, especially in Mexico) a person held in servitude to work off debts or other obligations.
  3. any person of low social status, especially one who does work regarded as menial or unskilled; drudge.
noun (in India and Sri Lanka)
  1. a messenger, attendant, or orderly.
  2. a foot soldier or police officer.
noun
  1. a Spanish-American farm labourer or unskilled worker
  2. (formerly in Spanish America) a debtor compelled to work off his debts
  3. any very poor person
noun (in India, Sri Lanka, etc, esp formerly)
  1. a messenger or attendant, esp in an office
  2. a native policeman
  3. a foot soldier
Peon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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