variants
or peones
as in slaves
a person who does very hard or dull work
the company had plenty of low-paying positions for people who were content to be peons all their lives
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Noun
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It was intended to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025 -
The web of Atlantic trading routes and solidarity among maritime workers, many of them Black, meant fugitive slaves’ chances of reaching freedom were better below deck than over land.—
Eric Foner,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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During the summer of 1768, a riot broke out in Boston, led by laborers, tradesmen, and sailors protesting against these unjust policing practices.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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The number of civil engineers and skilled laborers is shrinking.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Military members, along with all other federal workers, typically receive back pay after shutdowns end.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead, authorities will have to interview other workers who were not there and who may offer insight into the conditions, Chittum said.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So the grunts up front are succeeding, but the running backs are failing?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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Stryker grunts, wanting this to never end.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Peons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peons. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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