Look up: peon

1. Peon
   Pe'on noun See Poon .
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/50
   
   
2. 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...
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3. 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 Pawn.
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4. 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'.
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5. 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 on http://foldoc.org/peon
   
   
6. Peon
   The words `peon` () and `peonage` are derived from the Spanish peón . 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...
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