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dragoon

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dra·goon  (dr-gn, dr-)
n.
A member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot.
tr.v. dra·gooned, dra·goon·ing, dra·goons
1. To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
2. To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.

[French dragon, carbine, dragoon, from Old French, dragon; see dragon.]

dragoon [drəˈguːn]
n
1. (Military) (originally) a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (sometimes capital) a domestic fancy pigeon
3. (Military)
a.  a type of cavalryman
b.  (pl; cap when part of a name) the Royal Dragoons
vb (tr)
1. to coerce; force he was dragooned into admitting it
2. (Military) to persecute by military force
[from French dragon (special use of dragon), soldier armed with a carbine, perhaps suggesting that a carbine, like a dragon, breathed forth fire]
dragoonage  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dragoondragoon - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
Verb1.dragoon - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
2.dragoon - subjugate by imposing troops
subjugate, subject - make subservient; force to submit or subdue

dragoon
verb force, drive, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, coerce, impel, strong-arm (informal), browbeat He had been dragooned into the excursion.
Translations
dragoon [drəˈguːn]
A. N (Mil) → dragón m
B. VT to dragoon sb into (doing) sthobligar or forzar a algn a(hacer)algo
dragoon [drəˈguːn]
n (= cavalryman) → dragon m
vt (British) to dragoon sb into doing sth → forcer qn à faire qch
drag queen ndrag-queen f
dragoon
n (Mil) → Dragoner m
vt to dragoon somebody into doing somethingjdn zwingen or mit Gewalt dazu bringen, etw zu tun
dragoon [drəˈguːn]
1. n (Mil) (cavalryman) → dragone m
2. vt to dragoon sb into doing sth (Brit) → costringere qn a fare qc

dragoon [drəˈguːn]
1. n (Mil) (cavalryman) → dragone m
2. vt to dragoon sb into doing sth (Brit) → costringere qn a fare qc


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She was a fine dragoon horse, but never got above that.
They continued their inquiries and at last met with a light dragoon who had formed one of the guard which had escorted D'Artagnan to Rueil.
 
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