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 From rats and mice to cockroaches and pigeons, lots of critters are known to roam New York City’s streets. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 In another rescue operation, cops, alongside the ASPCA, rescued 30 animals, including dogs, cats and one pigeon, from a dirty, overcrowded home in Brooklyn. — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Ultimately, a combination of pigeon herpes, rodenticide poisoning and a collision with a building ended Flaco’s life in 2024. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pigeon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeon
  1. sucker
  2. victim
  3. gull
  4. patsy
Noun
  • Daughter of a travel agent and a sucker for a challenge, Nina can’t resist the call to adventures everywhere from the Midwest to Antarctica.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • DuBose questions the allegation that Fields’ sucker-punched his teammate.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sucker
Noun
  • The brothers previously faced rape and human trafficking charges in Britain in connection to three alleged victims, CPS said.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The special, produced in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, will honor the victims killed, and commemorate the resilience of the survivors, families, first responders, and communities whose lives were forever altered by the attacks.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of victim
Noun
  • Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This week, hundreds of brown pelicans, California gulls and sandpipers rested along the shoreline as waves rolled in.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 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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