A dragoman was an interpreter, translator, and official guide between Turkish-, Arabic-, and Persian-speaking countries and polities of the Middle East and European embassies, consulates, vice-consulates and trading posts. A dragoman had to have a knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, and European languages.

What does the word dragoman mean?

: an interpreter chiefly of Arabic, Turkish, or Persian employed especially in the Near East.

What is an Egyptian Dragoman?

A Dragoman - a multilingual Interpreter, translator. A Dragoman - a multilingual Interpreter, translator and official guide between Arabic and Persian countries and consulates / vice-consulates of European / Christian powers. Thus came to play crucial role in Ottoman Empire politics.