dragoon

(drə go̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. Historical
    1. a mounted soldier armed with a short musket (called a dragon), capable of fighting on horseback or on foot
    2. a heavily armed cavalryman
  2. a member of a Canadian armored cavalry regiment

Origin: Fr dragon (see dragon): ? so called from their fire-breathing weapons

transitive verb

  1. Historical to harass or persecute by dragoons
  2. to force (someone) into doing something; coerce

See dragoon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot.
transitive verb dra·gooned, dra·goon·ing, dra·goons
  1. To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
  2. To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.

Origin:

Origin: French dragon, carbine, dragoon

Origin: , from Old French, dragon; see Dragon 

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