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.

這個勞工在炎熱的陽光下度過他的一天,照料莊稼。

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.

儘管資歷過高,她仍覺得自己在初級職位上像個小角色。

translation

n. 拉丁美洲農場工人, 底層勞工

詞形變化

Plural peons