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dra·goon
 dragoon
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- pronunciation:
- dr
gun
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a heavily armed cavalryman of seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe.
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| related words: |
cavalry |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dragoons, dragooning, dragooned |
| definition 1: |
to harass or oppress using armed soldiers.
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| definition 2: |
to coerce by violent means; tyrannize.
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| related words: |
browbeat, bully, coerce, enforce, persecute |
| derivation: |
dragoonage (n.) |
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