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dragoon
(drə go̵̅o̅n′)
noun
- Historical
- a mounted soldier armed with a short musket (called a dragon), capable of fighting on horseback or on foot
- a heavily armed cavalryman
- a member of a Canadian armored cavalry regiment
Origin: Fr dragon (see dragon): ? so called from their fire-breathing weapons
transitive verb
- Historical to harass or persecute by dragoons
- 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 - To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.
- 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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