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

Dragon : draco

5

: something or someone formidable or baneful

dragonish

ˈdra-gə-nish 

adjective

Examples of dragon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The space also displays visual art from the local arts community, including a 24-foot dragon sculpture that hangs from the ceiling. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

There’s a dragon, a secret bar and a tree with glowing books. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

There are said to be battles between his character and impressive monsters and dragons. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Before that, people had always thought of them as this terrifying and quite ugly place with dragons and bad spirits, as only death and danger awaited you there. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for dragon

• agone
• lagan
• waggon
• wagon
• anlagen
• bandwagon
• snapdragon
• procollagen

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