peon

Significado (Inglés)

1. A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
2. (figuratively) A person of low rank or importance.
3. (India, historical) A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman.

Sinónimos

servant

attendant

drudge

messenger

postman

galley slave

menial

navvy

orderly

footman

Trojan

office-boy

cabbage

goof

slave

vegetable

deadhead

Traducións

peón

peon

peana

gündelikçi

péon

peão

ορντινάντσα

galérien

Peon

peáo

el ulağı

Hindistan’da piyade neferi

الحاجب

yerli asker

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈpiː.ən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From a combination of Middle French pion, peon and Spanish peón, both from Late Latin pedōnem (“pedestrian”). Doublet of pawn.