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Peon vs Watchman - What's the difference?

peon | watchman |

As nouns the difference between peon and watchman

is that peon is a lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work while watchman is one set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.

peon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A lowly person, a peasant or serf, a labourer who is obliged to do menial work
  • Anagrams

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    watchman

    English

    Noun

    (watchmen)
  • One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night.
  • Derived terms

    * night watchman