Dragoman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dragoman is a noun meaning (historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
Meaning
(historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
Example Sentences
Engaging William Prime's (q.v.) dragoman, he visits the bazaars, mosques, and Pyramids before sailing in the dahabeeya Rip Van Winkle up the Nile.
Dragomans altered the pasha's language to put it in a form best suited to performing the act that the principal intended. […] Far from being ‘free’, the dragomans' reformulation of the words of the source expressed subservience to their principal's intention.
Word Forms
- dragomans
- dragomen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interpreter, drogman, drogoman, druggerman, truchman, linguist.
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