dragonborn

adj, noun — 2 senses

dragonborn

adj

UK /ˈdræɡᵊnbˈɔːn/ · US /ˈdræɡənˈbɔɹn/

Etymology From dragon + born.

1

Fantasy Born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.

A single dragonborn guard held the door.2014, Dallas S. Paskell, Medieval: Book of Blood:

dragonborn

noun

Etymology From dragon + born.

1

Fantasy A person born with some physical or spiritual connection to dragons.

“Powerful magic and tangled, dragonborn,” the Shepherd woman said.2006, Murray J. D. Leeder, Son of Thunder, page 220:
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, Erik Scott De Bie, Shadowbane:

1 more example

Dragonborn […] first appeared in the Dragons of Despair module (1984) for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons as “dragonmen.”2011, Michael J. Tresca, The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games, page 81:

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