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1. (n.) dragoon
a member of a unit of cavalry, orig. mounted infantry armed with short muskets, of a type common in European armies from c1600 to World War I.
2. (v.t.) dragoon
to persecute by armed force; oppress.
3. dragoon
to force by oppressive measures.
Etymology: (1615–25; < F, lit.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) dragoon
a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
2. (verb) dragoon, sandbag, railroad
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
"They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
3. (verb) dragoon
subjugate by imposing troops
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Dragoon
formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man
2. (noun) Dragoon
a variety of pigeon
3. (verb) Dragoon
to harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers
4. (verb) Dragoon
to compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute
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