dragoon
noun
(especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
dragoons
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present tense formof dragoon (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The temple’s treasurer, desperate to avoid a scandal, dragoons Gabriel into finding out who’s behind these grisly deeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Two horseshoes also found may relate to agricultural activity, or were lost by horses in the government cavalry, dragoons or artillery as they manoeuvred around the battlefield.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2021
On this date in 1862, Confederate Capt. Sherod Hunter entered Tucson with fewer than 130 dragoons and was greeted with a celebration.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2016
Lee, in turn, positions Tallmadge and his dragoons at the perilous “tip of the spear” in what could be a war-ending battle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2015
“You remember Dr. Bulkeley told us he used to be a captain of the dragoons in Barbados.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
