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- Dictionarydragoon/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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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.
A dragoon is a mounted infantryman or a verb meaning to force someone to do something by violence. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of the word dragoon from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A dragoon was a soldier who rode on a horse and carried a gun in the past. Learn more about the word, its usage and its translations in different languages from the Cambridge Dictionary.
DRAGOON definition: 1. in the past, a soldier who rode on a horse and carried a gun 2. in the past, a soldier who rode…. Learn more.
noun. (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.
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."
A dragoon is a soldier who rode a horse and carried a gun in the past. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish this word from similar ones with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
