dragomans

Variant of dragoman

noun pl. dragomans or dragomen

in the Near East, an interpreter or professional guide

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

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