Synonyms for pigeon

Most common

fish · gull · cully · saphead · dove

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.

Related words

Word family

pigeon-breasted pigeonfoot pigeon-hearted pigeon-toed pigeonweed

Phrases

stool pigeon pigeon pea wood pigeon homing pigeon pigeon's milk pigeon loft tooth-billed pigeon carrier pigeon

Forms

Plural

pigeons → gulls, fishes, suckers, mugs…

Example sentences

• fish Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
• gull A beautiful gull flies over the sea.
• dove The seagull dove into the river and caught a fish.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

mug¹, sap¹

4 letters

mark¹, fish¹, dove¹, gull¹, cull¹, dupe¹

5 letters

patsy², chump¹, cully²

6 letters

sucker², stooge¹

7 letters

gudgeon², saphead

9 letters

schlemiel

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (patsy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

pigeon

Italiano

piccione

Español

paloma