also pigeonhole
( pigeon-holes, pigeon-holing, pigeon-holed)
1.
A pigeon-hole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep documents.
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2.
To pigeon-hole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics.
He felt they had pigeonholed him...
I don’t want to be pigeonholed as a kids’ presenter.
VERB : V n , be V-ed as n