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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 is occasionally used as a verb meaning to subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops; and by extension to compel by any violent measures or threats.
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's origin, usage and synonyms from Cambridge 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.
Dragoons were named for one of the weapons they frequently carried, powerful muskets said to "breathe fire," known as dragons. European armies commonly included dragoon regiments from the late 17th century until the early 20th century, and dragoons also fought in the Revolutionary War.
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.
A dragoon was a soldier in old European armies who fought on horseback with a carbine. The word can also be used as a verb to mean forcing or coercing someone into doing something.
