pigeon
IPA: pˈɪdʒʌn
noun
- One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird.
- (Canada, US, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- (countable, politics) A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
- A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
- (Australia, military slang) A weak or useless person.
- (archaic, idiomatic, UK, informal) Concern or responsibility.
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To deceive with a confidence game.
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Examples of "pigeon" in Sentences
- Pigeon pooped on his head.
- Pigeons were eaten by hawks.
- The pigeon and the falcon disappeared.
- Pigeons are fed by people on the street.
- The quote is about the pigeon and statue.
- People in old days hunt pigeons and ate them.
- The Breslauer Tumbler is a breed of domestic pigeon.
- The city is worrying about the growing number of pigeons.
- The extinction of the passenger pigeon has multiple causes.
- The purpose of the Robop is to scare away pigeons and gulls.
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