- pronunciation:
- pawn
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of the eight pieces in the game of chess. The pawn has the lowest value and is placed in the front rank at the beginning of a game.
- similar words:
- piece
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| definition 2: |
a person, group, or thing used by a powerful person, nation, or the like to gain an advantage.
The princess was used as a pawn to strengthen relations between her country and its enemy through her marriage.- similar words:
- creature, dummy, pigeon, puppet
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Pawn comes from a Latin word that means "foot soldier."