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drogoman

drogoman is the alternative form 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

Forms of drogoman

pluraldrogomans
pluraldrogomen

Questions about drogoman

What is drogoman the alternative form of?
Drogoman is the alternative form of dragoman.

Words near drogoman in the dictionary

  1. droghers
  2. drogman
  3. drogmans
  4. drogmen
  5. Drogobitai
  6. drogoman
  7. drogomans
  8. drogomen
  9. Drogubite
  10. Drogubites
  11. drogue

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