peon
Example Sentences
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You, the peon in this unequal relationship, are the one who’s supposed to make the pilgrimage to pay your respects to the king.
From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2022
“It must be done. It is the only measure that will really abolish slavery. It is the only guarantee against peon laws and against oppression.”
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2020
As I said, though, those first few nights, it was clear my peon sack would not be multiplied.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 4, 2019
Bheg was responsible for a small detachment of soldiers, and had a gruelling routine, guarding the camp, carrying letters and working as a peon for higher officials of the regiment.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2018
“A peon? Didn’t you see The Magnificent Seven? Peons was them folks what was so poor that the rich folks would just as soon pee on them as anything else.”
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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