dragoman

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Soon, Buchwald set himself up as the laughing dragoman to American celebrities.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some men did manage to get into the boats, notably Henry Sleeper Harper, of the publishing family, who took along an Egyptian dragoman and his Pekingese named Sun Yatsen.

From Time Magazine Archive

While you are in the hands of the dragoman you feel like a dumb, driven cow.

From In Pastures New by Ade, George

When Henry M. Stanley first visited Jerusalem he insisted that the dragoman in charge of his party should keep all guides and guide-books out of his sight.

From Every Man His Own University by Conwell, Russell H.

"When I heard of the affair I asked the dragoman why he had lied so outrageously and he calmly replied: "'Oh, I thought it polite to give the gentleman what he wanted.'

From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary