dragomans

Variant of dragoman

dragoman definition

drago·man (drag′ə mən)

noun pl. dragomans -·mans or dragomen -·men (-mən)

in the Near East, an interpreter or professional guide

Etymology: ME drogeman < OFr < It dragomanno < MGr dragomanos < Ar tarǧumān < Aram tūrǧemānā < Assyr targūmanu, akin to ragāmu, to speak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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