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Peon
Pe'on noun See Poon . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/50
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Peon
Pe'on noun [ Spanish peon , or Portuguese pe...o , one who travels on foot, a foot soldier, a pawn in chess. See Pawn in chess.] 1. A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger. [ India] 2. A d... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/50
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Peon
• (n.) 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. • (n.) See Poon. • (n.) A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a messenger. • (n.) See 2d Paw... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/peon/
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peon
peon Someone who does boring menial tasks; a laborer who is obliged to do menial work. From early 17th century via Spanish peón, Portuguese peão, 'foot soldier' from medieval Latin pedon- which is from Latin ped-, 'foot'. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2801/7
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peon
(jargon) A person with no special (root or wheel) privileges on a computer system. 'I can't create an account on foovax for you; I'm only a peon there.' [Jargon File] (2001-12-23) Found op http://foldoc.org/peon
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Peon
The words peon (n) and peonage are derived from the Spanish peón peˈon. It has a range of meanings but its primary usage is to describe laborers with little control over their employment conditions. ==English usage== The English words peon and peonage were derived from the Spanish word, and have ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peon
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peon
1) ... 2) Agricultural worker 3) Calcutta cop 4) Day laborer 5) Dogsbody, so to speak 6) Drudge 7) Exploited worker 8) Feudal serf 9) Feudal serf, e.g. 10) Field worker 11) Flunky 12) Galley slave 13) Gofer Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/peon/1
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