HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pigeon
/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/
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What does pigeon mean?
noun
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
- The meat from this bird.
- (informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
More meanings (11)
noun
- A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
- A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
- (slang) A weak or useless person.
- (archaic, informal) Concern or responsibility.
verb
- To deceive with a confidence game.
proper noun
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
- Two townships in Indiana, in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.
- A village in Winsor Township, Huron County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, named after Pigeon Run.
- A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/
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See this word in context.
I call him poor C. because I hope he is only miserable at having been such a PIGEON to Colonel Scott.
Two years went slowly by, and the jailer had put Arnaux in a new loft and brought in another lady Pigeon.
More book examples (3)
In certain breeds of the pigeon and fowl the feathers are plumose, with some tendency in the shafts to be naked.
Alice was more and more puzzled, but she thought there was no use in saying anything more till the Pigeon had finished.
A pigeon, alone on a low branch, allowed Pearl to come beneath, and uttered a sound as much of greeting as alarm.