dragoman
noun
drag·o·man ˈdra-gə-mən 
plural dragomans or dragomen ˈdra-gə-mən
: an interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in the Near East
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web These early vacationers often toured with large retinues, engaging local dragomans to guide them at great expense along the way. 
Peter Schwartzstein, Smithsonian, 24 Apr. 2017
Peter Schwartzstein, Smithsonian, 24 Apr. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Middle English drugeman, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian dragomanno, from Middle Greek dragomanos, from Arabic tarjumān, from Aramaic tūrgĕmānā
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above