peon

Example Sentences

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During the same press conference in Dhaka, she said she had taken action against a household assistant – or peon - after he allegedly amassed $34 million.

From BBC

Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was the highest-paid actor in the world. I was a peon.”

From Los Angeles Times

The message couldn't be clearer: there's a strict hierarchy here, and you peons in the middle are at the absolute bottom.

From Scientific American

While the rest of us broke peons remain sadly tethered to reality and therefore see the Wizards for what they are — a franchise so average, its losses become legendary — Beal envisions greatness.

From Washington Post