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TOEFL BNC: 6052 COCA: 7986

pigeon

pigeon /ˈpɪʤən/ noun
plural pigeons
pigeon
/ˈpɪʤən/
noun
plural pigeons
Learner's definition of PIGEON
[count]
: a gray bird that is common in cities and that has a fat body and short legs鸽子 see color picture on this page; see also clay pigeon, homing pigeon, stool pigeon
TOEFL BNC: 6052 COCA: 7986

pigeon

1 of 2

noun (1)

pi·​geon ˈpi-jən How to pronounce pigeon (audio)
1
: any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage
especially : a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world
2
: a young woman
3
: an easy mark : dupe
4

pigeon

2 of 2

noun (2)

: an object of special concern : accepted business or interest
tennis was not his pigeon

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French pygoun, pijun, from Late Latin pipion-, pipio young bird, from Latin pipire to chirp

Noun (2)

alteration of pidgin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1826, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pigeon was in the 14th century
TOEFL BNC: 6052 COCA: 7986
pigeon

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF PIGEONS | PIGEON + VERB | PIGEON + NOUN ADJECTIVEcarrier, homing, racing (especially BrE) 信鴿;賽鴿clay (BrE) (拋入空中作為射擊目標用的)泥鴿clay pigeon shooting泥鴿飛靶射擊運動... OF PIGEONSflock一群鴿子PIGEON + VERBfly鴿子飛翔nest, roost鴿子築巢/棲息coo鴿子咕咕叫PIGEON + NOUNdroppings, shit (slang) 鴿子糞;鴿子屎coop, loft (especially BrE) 鴿籠;鴿舍breeder, fancier (BrE) 鴿子飼養員;喜愛養鴿子的人

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