variants
or peones
as in laborers
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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The number of Japanese immigrants increased at the beginning of the 20th century and thousands found work as migrant laborers for white farmers.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025 -
In the early twentieth century, two groups of Indians living in America, young intellectuals and working-class laborers, had very different experiences of the country.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The hub employs thousands of workers, has 300 daily flights and sorts more than 400,000 packages an hour.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Liebman says Gen Z and young millennial workers are also returning to the city for proximity to opportunity.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Peons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peons. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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