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| pe·on [ p òn, p ən ] (plural pe·ons) |
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1. drudge: somebody who does boring menial tasks
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informal
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2. Hispanic laborer: in Latin America and the southern United States, especially formerly, a farm laborer who was forced to work for a creditor until a debt was paid off
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3. South Asia low-paid worker: formerly, in India and Sri Lanka, a low-paid office worker, soldier, or public servant
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| [Early 17th century. Via Spanish peón, Portuguese peão "foot soldier" < medieval Latin pedon-< Latin ped- "foot"] |
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