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    dragoon
    /drəˈɡuːn/

    noun

    • 1. a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army.

    verb

    • 1. coerce (someone) into doing something: "she had been dragooned into helping with the housework"

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DragoonDragoon - Wikipedia

    Dragoon - Wikipedia. Mounted Russian dragoon armed with an infantry long gun, c. 1710. Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDRAGOON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DRAGOON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of dragoon in English. dragoon. noun [ C ] uk / drəˈɡuːn / us / drəˈɡuːn / Add to word list. in the past, a soldier who rode on a horse and carried a gun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act. arm-twisting. bludgeon. bounce someone into something phrasal verb.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dragoonDragoon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops. 2. : to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures. Did you know? A dragoon was a mounted European infantryman of the 17th and 18th centuries armed with a firearm called by the same name.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDRAGOON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DRAGOON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of dragoon in English. dragoon. noun [ C ] us / drəˈɡuːn / uk / drəˈɡuːn / Add to word list. in the past, a soldier who rode on a horse and carried a gun. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act. arm-twisting. bludgeon. bounce someone into something.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDRAGOON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    dragoon in American English. (drəˈɡuːn) noun. 1. (esp formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. 2. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. 3. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dragoonDragoon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of dragoon. verb. compel by coercion, threats, or crude means. synonyms: railroad, sandbag. see more. verb. subjugate by imposing troops. see more. noun. a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Dragoon."

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › dragoonDragoon | Napoleonic Wars, Cavalry, Mounted Infantry | Britannica

    Oct 19, 2024 · Dragoon, in late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense. The terms derived from his weapon, a species of carbine or short musket called the dragoon.