- pronunciation:
- pawn
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the eight chess pieces of lowest value, placed in the front rank at the beginning of a game.
- similar words:
- chessman, piece
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| definition 2: |
a person, group, or thing used or sacrificed to further the aims of a powerful person, nation, or the like.
- synonyms:
- cat's-paw, dupe, instrument, tool
- similar words:
- creature, dummy, gull, lackey, pigeon, puppet, stooge
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| related words: |
dupe |
Pawn comes from a Latin word that means "foot soldier."