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dragomen

dragomen is the plural of dragoman.

Meaning of dragoman

Noun

dragoman (plural dragomans or dragomen)

  1. (historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
    • Engaging William Prime's (q.v.) dragoman, he visits the bazaars, mosques, and Pyramids before sailing in the dahabeeya Rip Van Winkle up the Nile.1992, Martin R. Kalfatovic, Nile Notes of a Howadji, page 243

Origin of dragomen

Formed following the man/men paradigm.

Questions about dragomen

What is dragomen the plural of?
Dragomen is the plural of dragoman.

Words near dragomen in the dictionary

  1. Dragojle
  2. dragoman
  3. dragomanic
  4. dragomanish
  5. dragomans
  6. dragomen
  7. Dragomir
  8. Dragomirești
  9. Dragomirești-Vale
  10. dragon
  11. dragon arum

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