peon

Noun

Meaning

See Poon.

A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger.

A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt.

See 2d Pawn.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

drudge navvy galley slave batman cotter assistant hewer minion coolie dependent slave inferior servant subordinate peasant
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Antonyms

dean emmet ceo captain patriarch better
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Hypernyms

jack laborer labourer manual laborer

Anagrams

nope open pone EPON nepo

Examples

Joshi, a peon in the Central GST office is a resident of Wadhwan town in Surendranagar district. Source: Internet

In the absence of a doctor or pharmacist, the peon in the hospital is prescribing medicines to patients with whatever knowledge he has gained working in the hospital. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

penzhinite PEO peo. peonage peonage slavery peonage state