Peon Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

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a person who does hard or boring work for very little money

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a person who is not very important in a society or organization

• The new policy changes affect the whole department, from the manager down to the office peons. [=the lowest paid workers in the office]
• “Those rich politicians don't care about peons like us,” she complained.

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a poor farm worker especially in Latin America