peon

Questions about peon

What does peon mean?

peon means "a laborer who is obliged to do menial work".

How many syllables are in peon?

peon has 2 syllables: pe-on. The stress falls on "pe". In IPA it is /ˈpiən/.

What is another word for peon?

Close synonyms include drudge, navvy, galley slave. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is peon a common word?

peon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with peon?

4 words rhyme with peon. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.