dragomán

English - Turkish

Definition of dragomán in English Turkish dictionary

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dragoman

{i} tercüman

dragoman

{i} çevirmen

dragoman

rehber

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of dragomán in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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dragoman

Osmanlı devletinde tercümanlara verilen ad

dragoman

Tercüman, dilmaç

English - English

Definition of dragomán in English English dictionary

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dragoman

An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages

dragoman

{i} interpreter or guide in Oriental countries (Turkey, Persia etc.)

dragoman

An interpreter; so called in the Levant and other parts of the East

dragoman

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)

Hyphenation

drag·o·man

Etymology

[ 'dra-g&-m&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English dragman Old French drugeman ترجمان (turgumán) ‘translator, interpreter’. Compare truchman.