peón — meaning in English

English meaning

• man noun An adult male human being.
• pawn verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
• peon noun A person with little power or status, especially one doing low-level, menial work.

Senses

peón is used for these senses in English:

• man A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
• peon A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
• spinning top A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

man — full definition

1. noun An adult male human being.
2. noun Human beings collectively; humankind (an older, now often avoided, generic use).
3. noun A husband or male romantic partner.
4. verb To supply a place, post, or piece of equipment with the people needed to run or operate it.
5. intj Used to add emphasis or express strong feeling, regardless of who is being addressed.

pawn — full definition

1. verb To leave an item with a pawnbroker as security in exchange for money.
2. noun The least valuable chess piece, which moves forward and captures diagonally.
3. noun A person being used or manipulated by someone more powerful, for their own ends.

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