Dragoon Definition

drə-go͝on, dră-
dragooned, dragooning, dragoons
noun
dragoons
A mounted soldier armed with a short musket (called a dragon), capable of fighting on horseback or on foot.
Webster's New World
A heavily armed cavalryman.
Webster's New World
A member of a Canadian armored cavalry regiment.
Webster's New World

A variety of pigeon.

Wiktionary
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verb
dragooned, dragooning, dragoons
To use dragoons to harass or persecute (someone)
Webster's New World
To force (someone) into doing something; coerce.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Dragoon

Noun

Singular:
dragoon
Plural:
dragoons

Origin of Dragoon

  • French dragon carbine, dragoon from Old French dragon dragon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French dragon

    From Wiktionary

Dragoon Sentence Examples

  • The dragoon was about to repeat his blow.

  • These two regiments amalgamated in 1959 to form 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.

  • Among these were the Tank Corp, Rn submarines, the Australian Light Horse, the Labor Corps, and the Dragoon Guards.

  • Educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Dublin, he was gazetted captain in the 7th Cathcart's Horse (now 6th Dragoon Guards) in 1737, and three years later was transferred to Bragg's regiment of foot (Gloucestershire Regiment) as lieutenant-colonel; immediately afterwards the regiment sailed for active service on the Rhine, and although it was not present at the battle of Dettingen, its lieutenant-colonel was made brevet colonel and aide-de-camp to the king.

  • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards are Scotland 's only Regiment of Cavalry.

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