dragoman
Americannoun
PLURAL
dragomans, dragomennoun
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- dragomanic adjective
- dragomanish adjective
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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He saw himself as a latter-day dragoman, referring to the Ottoman-era interpreters who mediated talks between Turkish, Arabic and Persian rulers and European governments.
From Economist
A dragoman was found, a certain Don Alfonso reported to be comparatively honest.
From Project Gutenberg
I was seated at His Majesty's right, with the dragoman next to me, and the Grand Vizier was at the left; down both sides sat the pashas, their breasts sparkling with diamond orders.
From Project Gutenberg
It is the order in which he visited the monuments to which the dragomen attached their names, and it thus throws a welcome light on the course of his movements.
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He discounted the timorous statements of his dragoman, Ibrahim, but one who knew had warned him at El Ksar.
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