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 Raffles Hotel Le Royal is one such place, where, with a tint of the Wes Anderson, your weighty key is taken and placed in the pigeon holes of the past. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 At Somers, inmates could open cell windows and Smith coaxed dozens of pigeons into his cell and adopted them as pets. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Oakland Fire Department’s E29 crew assisted a pigeon in distress after a car fire on Tuesday, July 14, according to a Facebook post from the International Association of Firefighters Local 55. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Rufus the hawk handles deterring the pigeons from disrupting play by eating grass seed. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
  1. sucker
  2. victim
  3. gull
  4. patsy
Noun
  • The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Maryland Terrapins rolled these suckers out in the early 2010s and subsequently burned the retinas of college football fans all over the country.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sucker
Noun
  • And the Santa Ana winds are blowing in September 1981, mentioned in a news report before an announcement of the latest Trawler victim in the season premiere.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The police investigation was launched following complaints from relatives of the victims of the Gwangju crackdown, which official records say left about 200 people dead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • A couple of other gulls hovered nearby, but none nearly as close as Jerry.
    — Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigeon. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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