dragoman

[drag-uh-muhn]

noun

plural

dragomans, dragomen 

1. (in the Middle East) a professional interpreter.

dragoman

/ ˈdræɡəʊmən /

noun

1. (in some Middle Eastern countries, esp formerly) a professional interpreter or guide

Other Word Forms

• dragomanic adjective
• dragomanish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragoman¹

First recorded in 1300–50; from French; replacing Middle English drogman “interpreter,” from Middle French drog ( o ) man, dragoman, from Medieval Greek drago ( u ) mános, from Semitic; compare Arabic tarjumān, Akkadian targumannu

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragoman¹

C14: from French, from Italian dragomano, from Medieval Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic targumān an interpreter, from Aramaic tūrgemānā, of Akkadian origin

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