English dictionary
dragoon
/dr/@/'g/u/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man.
Source: webster1913
verb
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compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
Source: WordNet 3.0
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subjugate by imposing troops
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.
Source: webster1913