dragooner

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English

Etymology 1

From dragoon (verb) +‎ -er.

Noun

dragooner (plural dragooners)

  1. One who dragoons; a coercer.
    • 2015 September 18, Edmund de Waal, “Figurines in Dachau - Edmund de Waal on the Nazis’ love of porcelain”, in The Guardian:
      The photograph shows Himmler as he walks past these glass cases, hands behind his back, reviewing his dragooners.

Etymology 2

From dragoon (noun) +‎ -er.

Noun

dragooner (plural dragooners)

  1. (archaic) A dragoon.

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