Definitions for dragoon
drəˈgundra·goon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dragoonverb

   a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen

2. dragoon, sandbag, railroadverb

   compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

   "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"

3. dragoonverb

   subjugate by imposing troops

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dragoonnoun

   horse soldier; cavalryman, that use horses for mobility, but fight dismounted.

2. dragoonnoun

   A carrier of a dragon musket.

3. dragoonverb

   To force someone into doing something; to coerce.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRAGOONnoun

   A kind of soldier that serves indifferently either on foot or horseback.

   Etymology: from dragen, German, to carry.

   Two regiments of dragoons suffered much in the late action. Tatler, №. 55.

2. To Dragoonverb

   To persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   In politicks I hear you’re stanch,
   Directly bent against the French;
   Deny to have your free-born foe
   Dragoon’d into a wooden shoe. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dragoon

   Dragoons were originally a class of mounted infantry, who used horses for mobility, but dismounted to fight on foot. From the early 17th century onward, dragoons were increasingly also employed as conventional cavalry and trained for combat with swords and firearms from horseback. While their use goes back to the late 16th century, dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the 17th and early 18th centuries; they provided greater mobility than regular infantry but were far less expensive than cavalry. The name reputedly derives from a type of firearm, called a dragon, which was a handgun version of a blunderbuss, carried by dragoons of the French Army.The title has been retained in modern times by a number of armoured or ceremonial mounted regiments.

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1. dragoon

   A dragoon is a type of mounted infantry or soldier who fought on horseback historically. The term is also used to refer to a member of certain military units, usually cavalry, in several European armies. The term can also metaphorically mean to coerce or pressure someone into doing something they do not wish to do.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dragoonnoun

   formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man

2. Dragoonnoun

   a variety of pigeon

3. Dragoonverb

   to harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers

4. Dragoonverb

   to compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute

5. Etymology: [F. dragon dragon, dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard. See Dragon.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dragoon

   The word dragoon originally meant mounted infantry, who were trained in horse riding as well as infantry fighting skills. However, usage altered over time and during the 18th century, dragoons evolved into conventional light cavalry units and personnel. Dragoon regiments were established in most European armies during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The name is possibly derived from a type of firearm carried by dragoons of the French Army. There is no distinction between the words dragon and dragoon in French; both are referred to as dragon. The title has been retained in modern times by a number of armoured or ceremonial mounted regiments. The word also means to subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops; and by extension to compel by any violent measures or threats. The verb dates from 1689, at a time when dragoons were being used by the French monarchy to persecute Protestants.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dragoon

   dra-gōōn′, n. formerly a soldier trained to fight either on horseback or on foot, now applied only to heavy cavalry as opposed to hussars and lancers.—v.t. to give up to the rage of soldiers: to compel by violent measures.—n. Dragoon′-bird, the umbrella-bird. [Fr. See Dragon.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dragoon

   Originally a soldier trained to serve alike on horse or foot, or as Dr. Johnson equivocally explains it, "who fights indifferently on foot or on horseback." (See TROOP.) The term is now applied to all cavalry soldiers who have no other special designation.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dragoon

   From the old fable that the dragon spouts fire, the head of the monster was worked upon the muzzle of a peculiar kind of short muskets which were first carried by the horsemen raised by Marshal Brissac in 1600. This circumstance led to their being called dragoons; and from the general adoption of the same weapon, though without the emblem in question, the term gradually extended itself till it became almost synonymous with horse-soldier. Dragoons were at one time a kind of mounted infantry, drilled to perform the services both of horse and foot. At present, dragoon is simply one among many designations for cavalry, not very precise in its application. This term is not now used in the U. S. service.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRAGOON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dragoon is ranked #106096 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dragoon surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dragoon.
   
   95.2% or 160 total occurrences were White.
   4.1% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Coerce
   • Subjugate

Anagrams for dragoon »

1. gadroon

How to pronounce dragoon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dragoon in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dragoon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dragoon in a Sentence

1. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia:

   Olga is hitting Maria,and Maria is shouting like a big idiot. A Dragoon and a big idiot.

2. William Godwin:

   To dragoon man into the adoption of what we think right, is an intolerable tyranny.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dragoon
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dragoon
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dragoon
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragoon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dragoon
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dragoon
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dragoon
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=dragoon
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html