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

Mr. Peasley in a thoughtless moment requested the dragoman to conduct us to this shop.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

A dragoman was found, a certain Don Alfonso reported to be comparatively honest.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

Briefly, he acted as a sort of amateur dragoman without any of the qualifications usually expected of these gentlemen—and possessing a great many of the virtues in which, as a rule, they are sadly lacking.

From By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Jebb, Louisa