noun \??po??n, ??p??n\Definition of PAWN1 : one of the chessmen of least value having the power to move only forward ordinarily one square at a time, to capture only diagonally forward, and to be promoted to any piece except a king upon reaching the eighth rank 2 : one that can be used to further the purposes of another They have strong associations now, but these 10 words used to mean something d