pe·on

pe·on
/ˈpiːˌɑːn/ noun, pl -ons [count]
1 US : a person who does hard or boring work for very little money : a person who is not very important in a society or organization

The new policy changes affect the whole department, from the manager down to the office peons. [=the lowest paid workers in the office]

“Those rich politicians don't care about peons like us,” she complained.

2 : a poor farm worker especially in Latin America

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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