Pawn
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts4 letters
Definition of Pawn
Noun
Verb
Noun
- The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant.
- A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.
"Though a pawn of the gods, her departure is the precipitating cause of the Trojan War."
Noun
- Alternative form of paan.
Noun
- A gallery.<!--Chambers 1908-->
Verb
- Alternative form of pwn.