how to pronounce dragoon

/dɹəˈɡuːn/

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dragoon is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dragoon in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… royal irish dragoon guards his first …”

meanings of dragoon

noun:

A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
A variety of pigeon.
A carrier of a dragon musket.

verb:

To force (someone) into doing something; to coerce.
To surrender (a person) to the fury of soldiers.

dragoon frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dragoon occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.