dragoon
/dɹəˈɡuːn/noun
Middle School
1
Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”).
2
Originally (historical), a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (noun sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
3
A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a dragoon (noun sense 1.2).
4
A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.