pigeon

noun

ˈpi-jən How to pronounce pigeon (audio)
Definition of pigeonnext
as in sucker
one who is easily deceived or cheated a confidence man in search of another pigeon

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Recent Examples of pigeon Rufus the hawk handles deterring the pigeons from disrupting play by eating grass seed. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026 Holden Blanco Brower and partner Aspen Simone hope people walk away with some surprising facts and a new appreciation for the human-pigeon bond. — Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Shout out to Jason of Beverly hills for lacing me up with the 45 karat, pigeon blood red ruby, and 7 karats of white diamonds around it. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Moving through rooftop coops, city streets, and a mosaic of New York voices, the film invites us to reconsider the pigeon, soften our gaze, and recognize that coexistence is an act of choice. — Peter White, Deadline, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
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  1. sucker
  2. victim
  3. gull
  4. patsy
Noun
  • Locate the Suckers Before you get started, find the plant’s main stems, which will have many secondary shoots or leaves, called suckers, growing off of them.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
  • And to die would have been a sucker’s dream, but this is a skull game chump and the past cannot help no man.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of sucker
Noun
  • The hearing in Barrow County court is expected to begin with victims’ families and survivors, many of whom spoke powerfully at Colt’s sentencing.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the family of victim Kaylee Goncalves, disputed the significance of the evidence.
    — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • Other soaring waterfowl like cranes, pelicans and large gulls flying through high-altitude migration corridors can also often misjudge the speed and presence of these rotating blades.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • So far, the only bird it's gotten wrong has been the silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae), a seagull common to this region.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of gull
Noun
  • Robert Carlyle portrays Jack Ruby, the chameleon associate of organized crime and Jefferson White is playing Lee Harvey Oswald, the patsy that was set up by The Outfit.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 May 2026
  • Then Kay served notice that the White Sox, after losing the record 121 games in 2024, are through playing patsies.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of patsy

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