ˈdragəmən, -raig- noun
( plural dragomans -mənz ; or drago·men -mən)
Etymology: Middle English drogman, from Middle French drogman, drogoman, dragoman, from Old Italian dragomanno, from Middle Greek dragomanos, from Arabic tarjumān, from Aramaic tūrgĕmānā
: an interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed as official interpreter by an embassy or consulate or as a guide by tourists