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dragoon1 noundragoon2 verb dragoondra‧goon1 /drəˈɡuːn/ noun [countable]  dragoon1Origin: 1600-1700 French dragon ‘dragon, gun, soldier with a gun’ - Eighty of 400 dragoons were brought down and the rest fled.
- He knew about horses from his years as a dragoon.
- The Jacobites, with 800 horse and 6300 infantry, easily outnumbered Argyll's 960 dragoons and 2200 foot soldiers.
- When the alarm was raised, three companies of dragoons were sent in pursuit.
► Armyadjutant, nounarmoured, adjectivebarracks, nounbasic training, nounbatman, nounbattalion, nounbearskin, nounbillet, nounbillet, verbbombardier, nounbooty, nounbrigade, nounbrigadier, nounbrigadier-general, nouncadet, nouncanteen, nouncantonment, nouncapture, verbcavalry, nouncavalryman, nouncenturion, nouncharger, nounchevron, nounCol., colonel, nouncommand, nouncommando, nouncommissary, nouncompany, nouncontingent, nouncorps, noundesert, verbdeserter, noundesertion, noundetachment, noundetail, noundisengage, verbdishonourable discharge, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectivedog tag, noundraft, verbdragoon, noundrill, noundrill, verbdugout, nounencampment, nounexpeditionary force, nounfield marshal, nounfiring squad, nounfive star general, nounflank, nounfoot locker, nounforay, nounfour-star general, nounfusilier, noungarrison, noungarrison, verbGen., general, noungeneralship, nounGI, noungrenadier, nounground forces, noungrunt, nounguardsman, noungunner, nounhussar, nouninduct, verbinductee, nouninfantry, nouninfantryman, nounirregular, nounlance corporal, nounlegion, nounlegionary, nounlegionnaire, nounLieut, loot, nounLt., man-at-arms, nounmatériel, nounMC, nounmedic, nounmercenary, nounmess hall, nounMIA, nounM.O., nounmobilize, verbmotorized, adjectivemounted, adjectivemusketeer, nounmuster, nounnon-commissioned officer, nounobstacle course, nounparade, verbparade ground, nounparatrooper, nounparatroops, nounpennon, nounpicket, nounpicket, verbpip, nounplatoon, nounpoint man, nounposition, nounprivate, nounprivate soldier, nounPte, redcoat, nounregiment, nounregular, nounreservist, nounreveille, nounroute march, nounsapper, nounsarge, nounsignalman, nounsoldier, nounsoldiering, nounsoldierly, adjectivesoldier of fortune, nounsoldiery, nounsortie, nounsortie, verbspecial forces, nounsquad, nounsquaddy, nounstaff sergeant, nounstandard-bearer, nounstormtrooper, nounsubaltern, nounTerritorial Army, the, trench, nountroop, nountrooper, noun a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sworddragoon1 noundragoon2 verb dragoondragoon2 verb  VERB TABLEdragoon |
Present | I, you, we, they | dragoon | | he, she, it | dragoons | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dragooned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dragooned | | he, she, it | has dragooned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dragooned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dragoon | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dragooned |
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Present | I | am dragooning | | he, she, it | is dragooning | | you, we, they | are dragooning | Past | I, he, she, it | was dragooning | | you, we, they | were dragooning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dragooning | | he, she, it | has been dragooning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dragooning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dragooning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dragooning |
dragoon somebody into something phrasal verb to force someone to do something they do not want to dodragoon somebody into doing something Monica was dragooned into being on the committee. |