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chaukidar

noun

Etymology

From Hindi चौकीदार (caukīdār), from चौकी (caukī, “post”) + -दार (-dār, “-holder”).

  1. derived from चौकीदार

Definitions

  1. A watchman

    A watchman; a guard.

    • A chowkidar (watchman) was deputed to do justice.
    • ... And tell me do you think it was he himself who impersonated the policeman who so conveniently took over the guarding of the horse when the chowkidar's house was set on fire." "That is the chowkidar guarding the stables?" Ghote asked.
    • When he landed the chaukidars or gatekeepers drew their scimitars, thinking that Morgan was a Burmese general coming to Calcutta as a spy.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA