1.
A Spanish American
day laborer or unskilled farmworker.
North
Americana person who does menial
work.
"Racing drivers aren't exactly nine-to-five peons"
historical
a debtor held in servitude by a creditor, especially in the southern US and Mexico.
2.
(in South and SE Asia) a low-ranking worker such as an attendant, orderly, or assistant.
"The elder son is a peon at a nearby school"