pigeon

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see also: Pigeon

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/
• (America) enPR: pĭjʹən, IPA: /ˈpɪ.dʒən/

Noun

pigeon

1. One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.

   Synonyms: columbid, culver, dove

2. (uncountable) The meat from this bird.
3. (North America, informal) A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

   Synonyms: dupe, fish, sucker, Thesaurus:dupe

4. (, UK, informal) Concern or responsibility.

   it's his/her pigeon

Translations

• French: pigeon
• German: Taube, Tauber (male), Täuber (male), Tauberich (male), Täuberich (male), Täubin (female), Täubchen (diminutive), Täublein (diminutive), Kolumbide (family Columbidae), Taubenvogel (order Columbiformes)
• Italian: piccione, picciona, colombo, colomba
• Portuguese: pombo, pomba
• Russian: го́лубь
• Spanish: paloma, palomo (male), pichón (offspring)

Translations

• French: pigeon
• Russian: лох

Verb

pigeon (pigeons, present participle pigeoning; past and past participle pigeoned)

1. (transitive) To deceive with a confidence game.

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Pigeon

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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