plural peons
plural peons
Learner's definition of PEON
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US : a person who does hard or boring work for very little money : a person who is not very important in a society or organization劳工;苦力 -
The new policy changes affect the whole department, from the manager down to the office peons. [=the lowest paid workers in the office]新的制度变动影响了整个部门,上至经理下至办公室小职员。
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“Those rich politicians don't care about peons like us,” she complained.“那些有钱的政客不关心我们这样的劳工。”她抱怨道。
2
: a poor farm worker especially in Latin America(尤指拉丁美洲的)贫穷的农场工人