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pigeon

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/

The English word “pigeon” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
  2. The meat from this bird.
  3. A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
  4. A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
  5. A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
  6. A weak or useless person.
  7. Concern or responsibility.

verb

  1. To deceive with a confidence game.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English pygeoun, borrowed from Old French pyjon, inherited from Late Latin pīpiōnem (“chirping bird”), derived from Latin pīpiāre (“to chirp”), of imitative origin. Partly displaced native English dove.

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