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dragooner

noun

Etymology

From dragoon (verb) + -er.

  1. derived from dragonner — “to force (someone) into doing something, coerce; to torment (oneself)”
  2. derived from *derḱ-✻ — “to see”
  3. derived from δρᾰ́κων — “dragon; serpent”
  4. derived from dracō — “dragon; kind of serpent or snake”
  5. borrowed from dragon — “dragon (mythological creature); type of cavalry soldier, dragoon”
  6. suffixed as dragooner — “dragoon + er”

Definitions

  1. One who dragoons

    One who dragoons; a coercer.

    • The photograph shows Himmler as he walks past these glass cases, hands behind his back, reviewing his dragooners.

  2. A dragoon.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA