Peon

/ˈpiː.ən/

Synonyms for "peon" (109 found)

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Closest matches (22)

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Noun(2 words)

bondservant clerk

Strong matches (33)

Noun(3 words)

commoner drudgegalley slave

concubine countryman countrywoman courtier creature cringerdebt slavedependentdray horsedrudge dupefaithful servantfawner fellah feudatory flatterer flunky follower footlickergalley slave

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groveler handshakerhanger onhanger-on helot hind homager inferior instrument jackal

Related words (54)

kowtower lackeyled captainlickspit lickspittle liegeliege manliege subjectmealymouth minion muzhik myrmidon odalisque peasant provincial puppet retainer serf servant slave

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slavey spaniel stooge subject subordinate suck sycophant theow thrall timeserver toad toady toiler tool truckler tufthunter underling understrapper vassal villein workhorse yeomanyes manyes-man

Noun(10 words)

laborermenial workernavvy nonentityoffice clerkpawn pinche serf shlepper skivvy

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

clerical staffemployee jack laborer labourermanual laborerworker

More specific

8 entries

bondservant farmhandfield handindebted laborerjunior clerkmineroffice attendantserf

Collocations

6 entries

debt peonagefarmhandfield handpeon laborpeon statuspeonage system

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

peonage peonish peonishly

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The boss treats her like a peon.

Source: tatoeba (12237347)

He is well dressed in cheap clothing. Like an office peon whose wife works in a laundry.

Source: wiktionary

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