1
: any of a widely distributed family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a stout body, rather short legs, and smooth and compact plumage
especially
: a member of any of numerous varieties of the rock dove that exist in domestication and in the feral state in cities and towns throughout most of the world
2
: a young woman
3
: an easy mark : dupe
4
: an object of special concern : accepted business or interest
tennis was not his pigeon
Examples of pigeon in a Sentence
Noun (1)
a confidence man in search of another pigeon
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Julian had a blast cradling the cooing birds and imitating the chant-like calls of the pigeon handlers, flapping his arms with glee as their flocks took flight and landed on command.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
An art thief gets trapped on a job in a high-tech penthouse, and his mental and physical state goes south as months go by, leading the criminal to converse with pigeons, do the Macarena and turn the walls of his accidental prison into an unhinged canvas.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike the fruit-eating blue pigeons, which pass seeds in as few as 15 minutes, tortoises take three weeks or more to process food and are long-distance walkers.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Suddenly, there was a market for counterfeit whole coffee beans, made of pigeon beans and peas, or even wax and clay.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
Julian had a blast cradling the cooing birds and imitating the chant-like calls of the pigeon handlers, flapping his arms with glee as their flocks took flight and landed on command.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
An art thief gets trapped on a job in a high-tech penthouse, and his mental and physical state goes south as months go by, leading the criminal to converse with pigeons, do the Macarena and turn the walls of his accidental prison into an unhinged canvas.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Unlike the fruit-eating blue pigeons, which pass seeds in as few as 15 minutes, tortoises take three weeks or more to process food and are long-distance walkers.
—Kevin Gepford, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Pigeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigeon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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