dragoman
Americannoun
plural
dragomans, dragomennoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dragoman
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
Example Sentences
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Just last week, she saw a woman whose heart condition could make another pregnancy life-threatening but who couldn't afford the IUD that Dragoman wanted to prescribe, and chose a cheaper option.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2012
If a family's already struggling financially, "sometimes contraception is one of the first things to fall off," Dragoman says.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2012
But after a two-year hiatus due to Foreign Office advice, Dragoman Overland is returning to Colombia with an epic trip across the country.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2011
Ali Khedery is chairman and chief executive of the Dubai-based Dragoman Partners.
From Washington Post
His wife unfolded her distressed circumstances to a Greek, one of her relations, who was Dragoman to the French embassy, and who, in his turn, related the story to the Marquess de Vauban, the ambassador.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 379, July 4, 1829 by Various
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