NOUN | person | dragoman | an interpreter and guide in the Near East |
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Meaning | 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 / Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government). | |
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Broader | interpreter, translator | someone who mediates between speakers of different languages |
Spanish | dragomán | |
Catalan | dragoman, drogman |
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