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Webster 1913 Edition
Peon
Pe′on
,Noun.
[Sp.
peon
, or Pg. pe[GREEK]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 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Peon
PE'ON
,Noun.
1.
In France, a common man in chess; usually written and called pawn.Definition 2024
peón
peón
Asturian
Noun
peón m (plural peones)
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese peon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”).
Noun
peón m (plural peóns)
- laborer, worker
- pedestrian
- foot soldier, infantryman
- pawn
- piece, token, or man in board games
Synonyms
- (laborer): xornaleiro, traballador, obreiro
- (infantryman): infante, soldado
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Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Compare Portuguese peão, French pion, Italian pedone.
Noun
peón m (plural peones)
- laborer, worker
- foot soldier, infantryman
- child's toy top
- piece, token, or man in board games
- (mechanical) axle, spindle
- beehive
- (bullfighting) matador's assistant
Synonyms
- (laborer): jornalero, trabajador, obrero
- (infantryman): infante, soldado
- (beehive): colmena
- (matador's assistant): peón
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