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Etymology

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From Dutch dragonder, from German Dragoner.

Noun

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dragonder (plural dragonders)

  1. dragoon

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Dragoner. The pejorative sense might be a reference to Aal de Dragonder, a woman who lived in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and dressed as a dragoon, though this sense only originated well after her death. Otherwise it could be a similar development as the meaning “large ugly woman” of draak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdraːˈɣɔn.dər/
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  • Hyphenation: dra‧gon‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɔndər

Noun

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dragonder m (plural dragonders, diminutive dragondertje n)

  1. dragoon
  2. (derogatory) unfeminine woman

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: dragonder
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