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Definition of
peon noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
peon
noun
noun
NAmE
/
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ˈpiɑn
/
/
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1
a worker on a farm in Latin America
2
(
humorous
)
a person with a hard or boring job that is not well paid and not considered important
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