Dragoon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen

compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˈɪŋɡjuːˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹaɡˈuːn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹaɡˈuːn/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˈɪŋɡjuːˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sandbag railroad

Parts of Speech

noun	a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
verb	compel by coercion, threats, or crude means “They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone”
verb	subjugate by imposing troops

Word Forms

dragoon	verb	subjugate by imposing troops
dragoon	noun	a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dragoner

ein Mitglied einer europäischen Militäreinheit, die früher aus schwer bewaffneten Kavalleristen bestand

🇫🇷French

dragon

un membre d'une unité militaire européenne anciennement composée de cavaliers lourdement armés

🇪🇸Spanish

dragón

miembro de una unidad militar europea anteriormente compuesta por soldados de caballería fuertemente armados

🇮🇹Italian

dragone

un membro di un'unità militare europea precedentemente composta da cavalieri pesantemente armati

🇳🇱Dutch

dragonder

een lid van een Europese militaire eenheid die voorheen bestond uit zwaarbewapende cavaleristen

🇵🇹Portuguese

dragão

membro de uma unidade militar europeia anteriormente composta por cavaleiros fortemente armados

🇷🇺Russian

драгун

член европейского военного подразделения, ранее состоявшего из тяжеловооруженных кавалеристов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवश कर देना

एक यूरोपीय सैन्य इकाई का सदस्य जो पहले भारी हथियारों से लैस घुड़सवारों से बनी थी

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্রাগন

পূর্বে ভারী সশস্ত্র অশ্বারোহীর সমন্বয়ে গঠিত একটি ইউরোপীয় সামরিক ইউনিটের সদস্য

🇮🇳Tamil

டிராகன்

முன்னர் அதிக ஆயுதம் ஏந்திய குதிரைப்படை வீரர்களைக் கொண்ட ஐரோப்பிய இராணுவப் பிரிவின் உறுப்பினர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డ్రాగన్

గతంలో భారీగా సాయుధ అశ్విక దళ సభ్యులతో కూడిన యూరోపియన్ మిలిటరీ యూనిట్ సభ్యుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

ड्रॅगन

पूर्वी जोरदार सशस्त्र घोडदळांनी बनलेला युरोपियन लष्करी युनिटचा सदस्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડ્રેગન

યુરોપિયન લશ્કરી એકમનો સભ્ય જે અગાઉ ભારે સશસ્ત્ર ઘોડેસવારોથી બનેલો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡ್ರ್ಯಾಗನ್

ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಜ್ಜಿತ ಅಶ್ವಸೈನಿಕರನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಘಟಕದ ಸದಸ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡ്രാഗൺ

മുമ്പ് കനത്ത ആയുധധാരികളായ കുതിരപ്പടയാളികൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു യൂറോപ്യൻ സൈനിക യൂണിറ്റിലെ അംഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰੈਗਨ

ਇੱਕ ਯੂਰਪੀਅਨ ਮਿਲਟਰੀ ਯੂਨਿਟ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਜੋ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਭਾਰੀ ਹਥਿਆਰਬੰਦ ਘੋੜ ਸਵਾਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈریگن

ایک یورپی فوجی یونٹ کا ممبر جو پہلے بھاری مسلح گھڑسواروں پر مشتمل تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

龙骑兵

以前由全副武装的骑兵组成的欧洲军事单位的成员

🇯🇵Japanese

ドラグーン

以前は重装備の騎兵で構成されていたヨーロッパの軍事部隊の一員

🇰🇷Korean

기병

이전에 중무장한 기병으로 구성된 유럽 군대의 일원

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rồng

một thành viên của một đơn vị quân đội châu Âu trước đây bao gồm các kỵ binh được trang bị vũ khí hạng nặng

🇹🇭Thai

มังกร

สมาชิกของหน่วยทหารยุโรปซึ่งเดิมประกอบด้วยทหารม้าติดอาวุธหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaksa

anggota unit militer Eropa yang sebelumnya terdiri dari pasukan kavaleri bersenjata lengkap

🇵🇭Filipino

dragon

isang miyembro ng isang yunit ng militar sa Europa na dating binubuo ng mga armadong kabalyero

🇲🇾Malay

naga

seorang anggota unit tentera Eropah yang dahulunya terdiri daripada tentera berkuda yang bersenjata lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفرسان

عضو في وحدة عسكرية أوروبية كانت تتألف سابقًا من فرسان مدججين بالسلاح

🇮🇷Persian

اژدها

یکی از اعضای یک واحد نظامی اروپایی که قبلاً از سواران به شدت مسلح تشکیل شده بود

🇹🇷Turkish

ejderha

eskiden ağır silahlı süvarilerden oluşan bir Avrupa askeri birliğinin üyesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכרִיחַ

חבר ביחידה צבאית אירופית שהורכבה בעבר מפרשים חמושים בכבדות

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The primary meaning of 'dragoon' is 'a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen'.

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