dragoman
noun
(in the Middle East) a professional interpreter.
dragomans
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pluralof dragoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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We are, under favour, perpetual and hereditary dragomans to you.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845 by Various
The original employment of dragomans by the Turkish government arose from its religious scruples to use any language save those of peoples which had adopted Islamism.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
Several of the dragomans were there, including Abdullah, uncle of Iskender, who questioned Elias in no peaceful tone.
From The Valley of the Kings by Marmaduke William Pickthall
For company he had been obliged to consort with English-speaking touts and dragomans, who welcomed his proficiency in the foreign tongue; and these he hated, for they mocked his art.
From The Valley of the Kings by Marmaduke William Pickthall
Here the English-speaking dragomans used to meet together at the cool of the day, to practise the tongue of their profession and discuss the news.
From The Valley of the Kings by Marmaduke William Pickthall
