dragon

noun

drag·​on ˈdra-gən 

1

archaic : a huge serpent

2

: a mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent or saurian with a crested head and enormous claws

3

: a violent, combative, or very strict person

4

capitalized : draco

5

: something or someone formidable or baneful

dragonish

ˈdra-gə-nish 

adjective

Examples of dragon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Essentially, my dragon can glide, and their dragon can charge into objects and send them flying. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

Examples of play, continued After a night of passion, Heidi Sawyers, the Maenad, is escorted by her best friend-turned-lover, Sky Vanderbilt (a dragon), to the start of her match against Ilya. —Linda Codega, Them, 14 Feb. 2025

The director added that the remake’s team was careful not to make the dragons too anthropomorphic. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025

The new film concerns the secret friendship between Stoic’s son, Hiccup (Mason Thames), and Toothless, the rare Night Rider dragon. —Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon-, draco serpent, dragon, from Greek drakōn serpent; akin to Old English torht bright, Greek derkesthai to see, look at

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dragon

• dragon fruit
• dragon lady
• dragon's blood
• dragon's teeth
• green dragon
• Komodo dragon

Kids Definition

dragon

noun

drag·​on ˈdrag-ən 

1

: an imaginary animal usually pictured as a huge serpent or lizard with wings and large claws

2

capitalized : draco

Etymology

Middle English dragon "dragon," from early French dragun (same meaning), from Latin dracon-, draco "serpent, dragon," from Greek drakōn "serpent" — related to rankle