Definition of dragoman Dragoman

drag•o•man

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What does dragoman mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: dragomen

dragoman - 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)

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Wiktionary

dragoman (Noun)
An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

dragoman (n.)
An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

dragoman
The official title of a person who would function as 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.