dragonborn

English

Etymology

From dragon +‎ born.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdræɡᵊnbˈɔːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

dragonborn (not comparable)

  1. (fantasy) Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
    • 2014, Dallas S. Paskell, Medieval: Book of Blood:
      A single dragonborn guard held the door.

Noun

dragonborn (plural dragonborn)

  1. (fantasy) A person born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.
    Synonyms: dragonkin, dragonoid, dragonewt, lizardfolk, lizardman
    • 2006, Murray J. D. Leeder, Son of Thunder, page 220:
      “Powerful magic and tangled, dragonborn,” the Shepherd woman said.
    • 2011, Erik Scott De Bie, Shadowbane:
      A big man, he stood at least as tall as Shara and maybe as tall as Roghar, with shoulders almost as wide as the dragonborn’s.
    • 2011, Michael J. Tresca, The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, page 81:
      Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.”
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