Peon

/ˈpiːɑːn/
noun

A low-level worker who does unskilled work.

He started as a peon in the company but eventually rose to CEO.
Visual representation of "peon" - A low-level worker who does unskilled work.

Often appears as...

  • office peon
  • company peon
noun

A person who is treated with contempt and made to do hard work.

He treated his employees like peons, not giving them the respect they deserved.
Visual representation of "peon" - A person who is treated with contempt and made to do hard work.

Often appears as...

  • treated like a peon
  • worked like a peon

Usage tips

Disapproving

noun

A low-rank foot soldier especially in the Latin American context.

As a peon in the army, he had to follow orders and rarely had a say in decisions.
Visual representation of "peon" - A low-rank foot soldier especially in the Latin American context.

Often appears as...

  • armed peon
  • military peon

Usage tips

Historical

noun

A low-level worker who does unskilled work.

He started as a peon in the company but eventually rose to CEO.
Visual representation of "peon" - A low-level worker who does unskilled work.

Often appears as...

  • office peon
  • company peon
noun

A person who is treated with contempt and made to do hard work.

He treated his employees like peons, not giving them the respect they deserved.
Visual representation of "peon" - A person who is treated with contempt and made to do hard work.

Often appears as...

  • treated like a peon
  • worked like a peon

Usage tips

Disapproving

noun

A low-rank foot soldier especially in the Latin American context.

As a peon in the army, he had to follow orders and rarely had a say in decisions.
Visual representation of "peon" - A low-rank foot soldier especially in the Latin American context.

Often appears as...

  • armed peon
  • military peon

Usage tips

Historical

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Workplace Roles

Peon refers to entry-level, often unrespected roles within companies or workplaces.

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The peons often do the coffee runs and make photocopies.
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Informal Usage

'Peon' can sound derogatory or disrespectful if used in formal settings.

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Calling someone a peon in a meeting can be offensive.
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Career Path

The term may imply a temporary position or starting point for a possible career advancement.

Illustration for Career Path
She no longer wanted to be just a peon, so she pursued a degree.
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Workplace Roles

Peon refers to entry-level, often unrespected roles within companies or workplaces.

Illustration for Workplace Roles
The peons often do the coffee runs and make photocopies.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Informal Usage

'Peon' can sound derogatory or disrespectful if used in formal settings.

Illustration for Informal Usage
Calling someone a peon in a meeting can be offensive.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Career Path

The term may imply a temporary position or starting point for a possible career advancement.

Illustration for Career Path
She no longer wanted to be just a peon, so she pursued a degree.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Workplace Roles

Peon refers to entry-level, often unrespected roles within companies or workplaces.

Illustration for Workplace Roles
The peons often do the coffee runs and make photocopies.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Informal Usage

'Peon' can sound derogatory or disrespectful if used in formal settings.

Illustration for Informal Usage
Calling someone a peon in a meeting can be offensive.
LampPro Tip 3/3

Career Path

The term may imply a temporary position or starting point for a possible career advancement.

Illustration for Career Path
She no longer wanted to be just a peon, so she pursued a degree.
Visual representation of the word "Peon"

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we can then define what success actually means to us, and without these different parts of the compass, it's impossible. We end up in the situation -- we have that scripted life that everybody seems to be living going up this ladder to nowhere. It's kind of like in Wall Street 2, if anybody saw that, the peon employee asks the big Wall Street banker CEO,

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honey badger once but then once bitten twice shy they'll end up leaving it be it's just in a little thicket here again it's gonna come out the other side here we go he's got a snake oh my word he's got a snake who's got a snake I think it's a puff adder I don't know was my peon monitor lizard he's got

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How to find work you...

we can then define what success actually means to us, and without these different parts of the compass, it's impossible. We end up in the situation -- we have that scripted life that everybody seems to be living going up this ladder to nowhere. It's kind of like in Wall Street 2, if anybody saw that, the peon employee asks the big Wall Street banker CEO,

Video examples

Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...

honey badger once but then once bitten twice shy they'll end up leaving it be it's just in a little thicket here again it's gonna come out the other side here we go he's got a snake oh my word he's got a snake who's got a snake I think it's a puff adder I don't know was my peon monitor lizard he's got

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Quote examples

Prabhu Deva

Indian Director

Had I not been a choreographer, I would have become nothing more than a traffic cop or peon in an office.
Portrait of Prabhu Deva

Quote examples

Prabhu Deva

Indian Director

Had I not been a choreographer, I would have become nothing more than a traffic cop or peon in an office.
Portrait of Prabhu Deva
Example 1 of 1
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