peon

🇺🇸 /ˈpiːɑːn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpiːən/
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noun
R

A person who works on a farm in Latin America, usually earning low wages.

The peon spent his days working in the hot sun, tending to the crops.

这个劳工在炎热的阳光下度过他的一天,照料庄稼。

R

A person with a low-level job that is not well paid and not considered important.

Despite being overqualified, she felt like a peon in her entry-level position.

尽管资历过高,她仍觉得自己在初级职位上像个小角色。

translation

n. 拉丁美洲农场工人, 底层劳工

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Plural peons