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dra·goon I. \drəˈgün, draˈ-, draiˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: French dragon dragon, military standard, dragoon, from Middle French — more at dragon 1. a. : a mounted infantryman of the 17th and 18th centuries; especially : one armed with a carbine b. : cavalryman 2. obsolete : an ancient carbine : dragon 3. : a variety of medium-sized blocky wattled domestic pigeons II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. : to reduce to subjection by dragoons : persecute by the harsh use of troops 2. : to compel or attempt to compel into submission by violent measures : harass, persecute < they dragooned him into working > |