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单词 peon
释义 pe·on
\ˈpēˌän, ˈpēən, in sense 2c usually pāˈōn\ noun
(plural peons \-nz\ ; or peo·nes \-ōˌnās\ ; see numbered senses)
Etymology: Portuguese peão & French pion, from Medieval Latin pedon-, pedo foot soldier — more at pawn
1. : any of several Indian or Ceylonese workers:
 a. : foot soldier
 b. : constable
 c. : an office attendant or messenger
2. : a member of the usually landless laboring class in Spanish America: as
 a. : an agricultural worker or miner of native Indian or mixed blood forced to serve virtually in bondage to creditors
 b. : an unskilled laborer
 c. plural usually peones : a bullfighter's attendant
3. plural peons
 a. : a person held in a state of compulsory servitude to a master (as in the southwestern states formerly part of Mexico) for the working out of an indebtedness
 b. : a convict laborer in parts of the southeastern United States
4. plural peons : a person occupying a position of subordination or drudgery especially through stupidity or lack of initiative
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