dragoman

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

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These early vacationers often toured with large retinues, engaging local dragomans to guide them at great expense along the way. —

Peter Schwartzstein, Smithsonian, 24 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English drugeman, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian dragomanno, from Middle Greek dragomanos, from Arabic tarjumān, from Aramaic tūrgĕmānā

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of dragoman was in the 14th century

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