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| dra·goon [ drə gn ] |
noun (plural dra·goons) |
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1. mounted infantryman: in European armies of the 17th and 18th centuries, a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine
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2. cavalryman: in armies of the late 18th and 19th centuries, a cavalryman, especially a heavily armed cavalryman. The word is retained in the names of some modern regiments that were originally cavalry regiments.
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transitive verb (past and past participle dra·gooned, present participle dra·goon·ing, 3rd person present singular dra·goons) |
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1. force somebody: to involve somebody in an activity against his or her will, or force somebody to do something
 was dragooned into joining the chorus for the show
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2. subjugate somebody: to persecute or subjugate somebody using military troops
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| [Early 17th century. < French dragon "carbine, musket," literally "dragon"] |
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