noun
dragoon
druh-GOON
noun
1
Historically, a mounted soldier who could fight on foot or on horseback.
"The regiment of dragoons charged across the field."
verb
1
To force or pressure someone into doing something through intimidation.
"They tried to dragoon him into signing the agreement."
How to Use Dragoon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a historical cavalry soldier, or (as a verb) to bully someone into doing something.
Common pairings
dragoon someone into
a regiment of dragoons
Word Forms
dragooned past tense, dragoons plural, dragoons singular
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Etymology
From French dragon, originally the name of the short musket these soldiers carried, itself from Latin draco, "dragon."