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Definitions for Dragoons
[1] (especially 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.
[4] to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress.
[5] to force by oppressive measures; coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms.
[6] (originally) a mounted infantryman armed with a carbine
[7] (sometimes capital) a domestic fancy pigeon
[8] a type of cavalryman (pl; cap when part of a name ) the Royal Dragoons
[9] to coerce; force he was dragooned into admitting it
[10] to persecute by military force
Words related to Dragoons
quadron, dismay, dishearten, constrain, bully, subdue, alarm, appall, coerce, daunt, awe, scare, terrify, terrorize, start, require, cause, force, drive, torture
Words nearby Dragoons
dragoondragonfish, dragonfly, dragonhead, dragonnade, dragonroot, dragoon, dragrope, dragsaw, dragster, dragsville, draguignan
Origin of Dragoons
1615–25; < French dragon, special use of dragon dragon, applied first to a pistol hammer (so named because of its shape), then to the firearm, then to the troops so armed
Other words from Dragoons
dra·goon·age , noun
un·dra·gooned , adjective
Word origin for Dragoons
C17: from French dragon (special use of dragon ), soldier armed with a carbine, perhaps suggesting that a carbine, like a dragon, breathed forth fire
Synonyms for Dragoons
broncobuster, buckaroo, cavalryman, cowboy, equerry, equestrian, gaucho, jockey, postilion, pricker, roughrider, horse guard, horse trainer