Peon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈiːən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiːən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiːən/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈiːən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

galley slave drudge navvy

Word Forms

drudge

verb

work hard

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

péon

un ouvrier obligé d'effectuer un travail subalterne

🇪🇸Spanish

peón

un trabajador que se ve obligado a realizar trabajos de baja categoría

🇮🇹Italian

peone

lavoratore obbligato a svolgere lavori umili

🇳🇱Dutch

pioen

een arbeider die verplicht is ondergeschikt werk te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

peão

um trabalhador que é obrigado a fazer trabalho braçal

🇷🇺Russian

пеон

рабочий, вынужденный выполнять черную работу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चपरासी

एक मजदूर जो छोटा-मोटा काम करने के लिए बाध्य है

🇧🇩Bengali

পিয়ন

একজন শ্রমজীবী যিনি সামান্য কাজ করতে বাধ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

பியூன்

கீழ்த்தரமான வேலைகளைச் செய்ய வேண்டிய ஒரு தொழிலாளி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్యూన్

పనికిమాలిన పనిని చేయవలసిన కార్మికుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

शिपाई

एक मजूर जो क्षुल्लक काम करण्यास बांधील आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પટાવાળા

એક મજૂર જે સામાન્ય કામ કરવા માટે બંધાયેલો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಯೂನ್

ಒಬ್ಬ ಕೂಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಲು ಬದ್ಧನಾಗಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്യൂൺ

തുച്ഛമായ ജോലി ചെയ്യാൻ ബാധ്യസ്ഥനായ ഒരു തൊഴിലാളി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਪੜਾਸੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰ ਜੋ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

چپراسی

ایک مزدور جو معمولی کام کرنے کا پابند ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

日工

被迫做粗活的劳动者

🇯🇵Japanese

ペオン

単純な仕事をする義務のある労働者

🇰🇷Korean

보병

비천한 일을 해야만 하는 노동자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoa mẫu đơn

một người lao động bị buộc phải làm công việc tầm thường

🇹🇭Thai

บ่าว

คนงานที่ต้องทำงานรับใช้

🇮🇩Indonesian

prajurit infanteri

seorang buruh yang wajib melakukan pekerjaan kasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكادح

العامل الذي يُجبر على القيام بأعمال وضيعة

🇹🇷Turkish

şakayık

hafif işler yapmakla yükümlü olan işçi

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹעֵל

פועל שחייב בעבודת שכר

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