Dragoner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dragoon noun Historically, a mounted soldier who could fight on foot or on horseback.
Senses
Dragoner is used for these senses in English:
- dragoon (by extension) Originally (historical) , a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
- dragoon A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.
dragoon — full definition
- noun Historically, a mounted soldier who could fight on foot or on horseback.
- verb To force or pressure someone into doing something through intimidation.