dragoman
(in the Middle East) a professional interpreter.
Origin of dragoman
1Other words from dragoman
- drag·o·man·ic [drag-uh-man-ik], /ˌdræg əˈmæn ɪk/, drag·o·man·ish, adjective
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How to use dragoman in a sentence
By one of the French windows the dragoman Ibrahim was standing, perfectly still now, and looking steadily at her.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensOur dragoman kept at bay all the clamouring crowd of porters, guides and nondescripts of all colours and races that besieged us.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowMessrs. Gaze and Sons had ordered their guide (or dragoman as he was called) to meet us and devote himself to our service.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIbrahim was twenty, but he was completely a boy, despite his great height and his tried capacities as a dragoman.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThe Consul's dragoman, a grand-looking Israelite, was ready to go, but the engineer had just managed to break his leg.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for dragoman
/ (ˈdræɡəʊmən) /
(in some Middle Eastern countries, esp formerly) a professional interpreter or guide
Origin of dragoman
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