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Definition of Dragoman
1. Noun. An interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government).
Definition of Dragoman
1. n. An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.
Definition of Dragoman
1. Noun. An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dragoman
1. an interpreter in Near Eastern countries [n -MANS or DRAGOMEN]
Medical Definition of Dragoman
1. Origin: From F. Dragoman, or Sp. Dragoman, or It. Dragomanno; all fr. LGr, Ar. Tarjuman, from the same source as E. Targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman. An interpreter; so called in the Levant and other parts of the East. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dragoman
Literary usage of Dragoman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"... dragoman (plural, dragoman»}. A cicerone; в guide or interpreter to foreigners.
(Arabic tar juman, an interpreter ; whence ..."
2. Palestine and Syria: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm), Albert Socin, Immanuel Benzinger (1894)
"The dragoman shall have everything in readiness for starting on . ... The dragoman
shall not be entitled to make any charge for his return-journey. ..."
3. An American Merchant in Europe, Asia and Australia: A Series of Letters from by George Francis Train (1857)
"J Timr in the Levant—Alexandria, Jaffa and Constantinople—Cost of the Journey
and Hire of a dragoman—How a dragoman can Bally, Pray and Cheat—Civilization ..."
4. The American in Egypt: With Rambles Through Arabia Petra︠e︡a and the Holy by James Ewing Cooley (1843)
"Selim, the Arabian dragoman. — His Qualifications, and a Description of his
Person.—An Interview with the Consular Agent of the United States. ..."
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