dragoman

Example Sentences

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Soon, Buchwald set himself up as the laughing dragoman to American celebrities.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some men did manage to get into the boats, notably Henry Sleeper Harper, of the publishing family, who took along an Egyptian dragoman and his Pekingese named Sun Yatsen.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Egypt the guide is called a dragoman.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

When Henry M. Stanley first visited Jerusalem he insisted that the dragoman in charge of his party should keep all guides and guide-books out of his sight.

From Every Man His Own University by Conwell, Russell H.

What Herodotos tells us about them plainly comes from his Karian dragoman, and refers to some native Karian festival.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)