dragoon
noun
[ drəˈɡuːn ]
• a member of any of several cavalry regiments in the British army.
Similar:
cavalryman,
mounted soldier,
horse soldier,
cavalier,
knight,
chevalier,
carabineer,
hussar,
lancer,
cuirassier,
sabreur,
dragoon
verb
• coerce (someone) into doing something.
• "she had been dragooned into helping with the housework"
Similar:
coerce,
pressure,
pressurize,
bring pressure to bear on,
use pressure on,
put pressure on,
constrain,
lean on,
press,
push,
force,
compel,
impel,
oblige,
put under an obligation,
squeeze,
hound,
harass,
nag,
harry,
badger,
goad,
drive,
prod,
pester,
browbeat,
brainwash,
bludgeon,
bully,
threaten,
tyrannize,
prevail on,
work on,
act on,
influence,
intimidate,
twist someone's arm,
strong-arm,
blackjack,
bulldoze,
railroad,
put the screws/squeeze on,
bounce,
hustle,
fast-talk,
Origin:
early 17th century (denoting a kind of carbine or musket, thought of as breathing fire): from French dragon ‘dragon’.
