DRAGOMAN

dragoman

(noun) 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 and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dragoman (plural dragomans or dragomen)

(historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.

Anagrams

• Garamond

Source: Wiktionary

Drag"o*man, n.; pl. Dragomans. Etym: [From F. dragoman, or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. tarjuman, from the same source as E. targum. Cf. Drogman, Truchman.]

Definition: An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of the East.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition