Webdragoman noun drag· o· man ˈdra-gə-mən plural dragomans or dragomen ˈdra-gə-mən : an interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in the Near East …

Webdragoman / ( ˈdræɡəʊmən) / noun plural -mans or -men (in some Middle Eastern countries, esp formerly) a professional interpreter or guide Word Origin for dragoman C14: from …

Webn. pl. drag·o·mans or drag·o·men. An interpreter or guide in countries where Arabic, Turkish, or Persian is spoken. [Middle English dragman, from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Medieval Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic tarjumān, from Aramaic targəmānā, from Akkadian targumannu, interpreter; see rgm in Semitic roots .] …

WebA dragoman or Interpretation was an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish-, Arabic-, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates and trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages.

WebDefinitions of dragoman. 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) see more. see less.

WebDragoman definition: An interpreter or guide in countries where Arabic, Turkish, or Persian is spoken.

Webdragoman 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) Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: dragoman noun

Webdragoman. (n.) "an interpreter, a guide for travelers," c. 1300, drugeman, from Old French drugemen and directly from Medieval Latin dragumanus, from late Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic targuman "interpreter," from targama "interpret." Treated in English as a compound from man (n.), with plural -men. ‘cite’.

Webdragoman ( plural dragomans or dragomen ) ( historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages. quotations Related terms [ edit] truchman Translations [ edit] ± show an interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages Further reading [ edit] dragoman on Wikipedia. Anagrams [ edit] Garamond Czech [ edit]

Webdragoman / ˈdræɡəʊmən / n (pl-mans, -men) (in some Middle Eastern countries, esp formerly) a professional interpreter or guide Etymology: 14 th Century: from French, from Italian dragomano, from Medieval Greek dragoumanos, from Arabic targumān an interpreter, from Aramaic tūrgemānā, of Akkadian origin