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- noun Plural form of
dragoman .
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Examples
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Frank from going, had exaggerated the ill repute of the place, and called the dragomans low, drunken blackguards; but all in vain.
The Valley of the Kings Marmaduke William Pickthall 1905
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There were some people there who knew both Arabic and French, whom they call "dragomans," and they translated the Arabic into the Romance tongue for Count Peter.
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Mine eyes were dragomans for my tongue betied, i 121.
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On my reception day the dragomans interpreted for me.
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They combined Eastern and European comfort, and had the usual establishment of dragomans, kawwasses, and servants of all sizes, shapes, and colour.
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The last quality was true enough; for what disgusted me was that Syria was really governed by dragomans, and the Wali or any other great man was a puppet.
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Another thing I used to do at my earlier receptions was to make tea and coffee and carry them round myself, while the dragomans would lazily sit and look on.
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It was thus, accompanied on my journey by Mr. Drake and two faithful dragomans, who had never deserted me, and who put themselves and all they possessed at my disposal, that I stole away from Damascus an hour before dawn.
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They had a certain number of Consular dragomans, or gentleman secretaries, in distinction to the travelling dragoman, who bears the same relation as a courier in Europe.
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The only amusing incident which happened to me there was when two dragomans got up a fictitious quarrel as to who should take me to the bazars.
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