grand dragon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of grand dragon
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Pettus was a Confederate officer and a grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2020
William J. Candlish, a grand dragon, was chief of the Denver Police Department.
From Washington Post • Aug. 10, 2018
Roosevelt may not be a civil rights icon like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but he was hardly the grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan, either.
From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2017
Such were the sentiments of Scott Shepherd, a former Klan grand dragon, when he first saw Daryl Davis, a piano-playing bluesman who travels the nation attempting to dispel racism from those who hate him most.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2016
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