Dragoman Definition
drăgə-mən
dragomans, dragomen
noun
In the Near East, an interpreter or professional guide.
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dragoman
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dragomansOrigin of Dragoman
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Middle English dragman from Old French drugeman from Medieval Latin dragumannus from Medieval Greek dragoumanos from Arabic tarjumān from Aramaic targəmānā from Akkadian targumannu interpreter rgm in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Medieval Greek δραγομάνος, from Arabic ترجمان (turjumān, “translator, interpreter”). Compare truchman.
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