English Explanatory Dictionary

pigeon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
verb
  1. To deceive with a confidence game.
noun
  1. Concern or responsibility.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
  3. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
  4. Two townships in Indiana, in Vanderburgh County and Warrick County.
  5. A village in Winsor Township, Huron County, Michigan.
  6. An unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, named after Pigeon Run.
  7. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ /ˈpɪ.dʒən/ /ˈpə.dʒən/ /ˈpi.dʒ(ɪ)ən/ en-us-pigeon.ogg

Word forms

pigeon pigeons pidgeon pigeoning pigeoned

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin pīpiō Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Latin pipio Old French pyjonbor. Middle English pygeoun English pigeon 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.

Synonyms

culver dove dupe fish sucker chump chumpion cousin cull cully dotterel easy mark fall guy gudgeon gull juggins live one mark mug muggins pigeon rube sap saphead schlemiel sheep simp Simple Simon soft touch steamer stiff stooge

Related words

dove pidgin piper squab squeaker

Derived words

antipigeon blue pigeon flyer Bresse pigeon carrier-pigeon clay pigeon cock pigeon cut the pigeon wing domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica or fly the blue pigeon future pigeon Green Pigeon hen pigeon jealous as a Barbary pigeon messenger pigeon moon pigeon owl pigeon peak-crested pigeon pib pibbin pidge pigeonable pigeon band pigeon banding pigeonberry pigeon-blood pigeon blue pigeon breast pigeon-breasted pigeon breed pigeon breeder pigeon breeding pigeon bug pigeon-chested pigeon chest pigeon clock pigeon coop pigeon cot pigeon cote pigeon crop pigeon defence pigeon defense pigeon dirt pigeon disease pigeondom pigeon drop pigeon dropper pigeon dropping pigeon droppings pigeoneer pigeon egg pigeon English pigeoner pigeon fancier pigeon-fancier pigeon fancy pigeon fancying pigeon feather pigeon feed pigeon feeder pigeon feeding
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