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pidgeon

pidgeon is the archaic spelling of pigeon.

Meaning of pigeon

Noun

pigeon (countable and uncountable, plural pigeons)

  1. (countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
    Synonyms:
    culver, dove
  2. (uncountable) The meat from this bird.
  3. (Canada, US, countable, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
  4. (countable) A pacifist, appeaser, an isolationist, a dove.
  5. (countable) A person hired to transport film footage out of a region where transport options are limited.
    • Kalb rushed to the airport and found a "pigeon" to take out the film: an American woman headed for London.1989, Whitman Bassow, The Moscow Correspondents, page 214
  6. (Australia, countable, slang) A weak or useless person.

See all 14 meanings of pigeon

Proper noun capitalized: Pidgeon

Pidgeon

  1. A surname.

Forms of pidgeon

pluralpidgeons

Origin of pidgeon

Capitalization of pidgeon

Questions about pidgeon

What does pidgeon mean?
Pidgeon means a surname.
What is pidgeon the archaic spelling of?
Pidgeon is the archaic spelling of pigeon.
What part of speech is pidgeon?
Pidgeon is a proper noun.

Words near pidgeon in the dictionary

  1. pide
  2. Pider
  3. pides
  4. pidge
  5. pidged
  6. pidgeon
  7. pidgeons
  8. pidges
  9. pidgin
  10. pidgin English
  11. pidgin Englishes

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