dragoman
[ drag-uh-muh n ]
/ ˈdræg ə mən /
noun, plural drag·o·mans, drag·o·men.
(in the Near East) a professional interpreter.
Origin of dragoman
1300–50; < French; replacing Middle English
drogman interpreter < Middle French
drog(o)man, dragoman < Medieval Greek
drago(u)mános < Semitic; compare Arabic
tarjumān, Akkadian
targumannu
OTHER WORDS FROM dragoman
drag·o·man·ic [drag-uh-man-ik] /ˌdræg əˈmæn ɪk/, drag·o·man·ish, adjectiveWords nearby dragoman
draglift,
dragline,
dragline crane,
dragnet,
drago,
dragoman,
dragon,
dragon beam,
dragon fruit,
dragon lady,
dragon lizard
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British Dictionary definitions for dragoman
dragoman
/ (ˈdræɡəʊmən) /
noun plural -mans or -men
(in some Middle Eastern countries, esp formerly) a professional interpreter or guide
Word Origin for dragoman
C14: from French, from Italian
dragomano, from Medieval Greek
dragoumanos, from Arabic
targumān an interpreter, from Aramaic
tūrgemānā, of Akkadian origin