[druh-goon] 
| 1. | (esp. formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop. |
| 2. | a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army. |
| 3. | (formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket. |
| 4. | to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress. |
| 5. | to force by oppressive measures; coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms. |
