peon

• Nom désignant un ouvrier ou un travailleur contraint d'effectuer un travail peu qualifié ou peu prestigieux, souvent pénible ou subalterne.

A noun referring to a laborer or worker who is obliged to perform menial or low-status tasks.

1. Menial laborerB2formal

   A worker who is required to perform low-status, unskilled, or physically demanding tasks.

   Travailleur non qualifié

   • The peon was tasked with cleaning the factory floor.
   • In the old system, peons were often overworked and underpaid.
   • He started as a peon but worked his way up to manager.

   Synonymesdogsbodydrudgegrubhacklaborermenialslaveworker

2. Subordinate or low-ranking personB2informalamerican

   A person of low social or occupational status, often subject to orders from others.

   Personne subalterne

   • In the corporate world, interns are often treated like peons.
   • He felt like a peon in the large organization.
   • The boss yelled at the peons for the mistake.

   Synonymesdrudgeflunkeygruntinferiorlaborermenialminionservantsubordinateunderling