peon

🇺🇸 /ˈpiːɑːn/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpiːən/
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noun
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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.

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.

translation

n. A person who works on a farm in Latin America, usually earning low wages.; A person with a low-level job that is not well paid and not considered important.

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Plural peons