dragoon

[ druh-goon ]

/ drəˈgun /

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noun

(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.

a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army.

(formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.

verb (used with object)

to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress.

to force by oppressive measures; coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms.

Origin of dragoon

1615–25; <French dragon, special use of dragondragon, applied first to a pistol hammer (so named because of its shape), then to the firearm, then to the troops so armed

OTHER WORDS FROM dragoon

dra·goon·age, nounun·dra·gooned, adjective

Words nearby dragoon

dragon's head, dragon's mouth, dragon's tail, dragon's teeth, dragon tree, dragoon, drag out of, drag queen, drag race, drag rake, dragrope

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Example sentences from the Web for dragoon

Here the Dragoon groped a little on the naked scull, and cried with amazement, that "it was as cold as a knee-pan."
Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)|Thomas Carlyle
It was blocked by a tall and heavily-built Dutch dragoon, who could neither get through nor back, and was swearing fearfully.
Graham of Claverhouse|Ian Maclaren
So he is, except when he's a dragoon, as I found to my cost.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
Even her professional eye no longer distinguished regiment from regiment, dragoon from grenadier, Uhlan from Hussar or Landsturm.
Somewhere in France|Richard Harding Davis

She went to the last assizes, and fell in with some dragoon officers at a ball.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dragoon

dragoon

/ (drəˈɡuːn) /

noun

(originally) a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine

(sometimes capital) a domestic fancy pigeon

a type of cavalryman
(pl; cap when part of a name)the Royal Dragoons

verb (tr)

to coerce; forcehe was dragooned into admitting it

to persecute by military force

Derived forms of dragoon

dragoonage, noun

Word Origin for dragoon

C17: from French dragon (special use of dragon), soldier armed with a carbine, perhaps suggesting that a carbine, like a dragon, breathed forth fire

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单词	dragoon
释义	dragoon [ druh-goon ] / drəˈgun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dragoon ON THESAURUS.COM noun (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket. verb (used with object) to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress. to force by oppressive measures; coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms. Origin of dragoon 1615–25; <French dragon, special use of dragondragon, applied first to a pistol hammer (so named because of its shape), then to the firearm, then to the troops so armed OTHER WORDS FROM dragoon dra·goon·age, nounun·dra·gooned, adjective Words nearby dragoon dragon's head, dragon's mouth, dragon's tail, dragon's teeth, dragon tree, dragoon, drag out of, drag queen, drag race, drag rake, dragrope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dragoon Here the Dragoon groped a little on the naked scull, and cried with amazement, that "it was as cold as a knee-pan." Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3)\|Thomas Carlyle It was blocked by a tall and heavily-built Dutch dragoon, who could neither get through nor back, and was swearing fearfully. Graham of Claverhouse\|Ian Maclaren So he is, except when he's a dragoon, as I found to my cost. The Yeoman Adventurer\|George W. Gough Even her professional eye no longer distinguished regiment from regiment, dragoon from grenadier, Uhlan from Hussar or Landsturm. Somewhere in France\|Richard Harding Davis She went to the last assizes, and fell in with some dragoon officers at a ball. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dragoon dragoon / (drəˈɡuːn) / noun (originally) a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine (sometimes capital) a domestic fancy pigeon a type of cavalryman (pl; cap when part of a name)the Royal Dragoons verb (tr) to coerce; forcehe was dragooned into admitting it to persecute by military force Derived forms of dragoon dragoonage, noun Word Origin for dragoon C17: from French dragon (special use of dragon), soldier armed with a carbine, perhaps suggesting that a carbine, like a dragon, breathed forth fire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dragoon squadron, dismay, dishearten, constrain, bully, subdue, alarm, appall, coerce, daunt, awe, scare, terrify, terrorize, start, require, cause, force, drive, pick on
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dragoon

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of dragoon

OTHER WORDS FROM dragoon

Words nearby dragoon

Example sentences from the Web for dragoon

British Dictionary definitions for dragoon

noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of dragoon

Word Origin for dragoon

Words related to dragoon