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词汇 chowkidar
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Definition of chowkidar in English:

chowkidar

(also chokidar)
nounˈtʃɒ̃kɪdɑːˈCHōkəˌdär
Indian
  • A watchman or gatekeeper.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I found the chowkidar and got him to open the gates.
    • The chowkidar took me out early in the morning to spot wildlife and we saw some beautiful birds and wild deer.
    • I asked an old chowkidar in one of the buildings to what had happened to the stalls.
    • Evening bus travellers were an exceedingly bored lot, second only to high school teachers, night chowkidars, and government clerks.
    • Shahid said that a month ago some miscreants had come to this school with a can of fuel to burn down the school but the chowkidar and other people stopped them.

Origin

From Urdu caukīdār, from caukī 'toll house' + -dār 'keeper'.

Definition of chowkidar in US English:

chowkidar

(also chokidar)
nounˈCHōkəˌdär
Indian
  • A watchman or gatekeeper.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Shahid said that a month ago some miscreants had come to this school with a can of fuel to burn down the school but the chowkidar and other people stopped them.
    • Evening bus travellers were an exceedingly bored lot, second only to high school teachers, night chowkidars, and government clerks.
    • I asked an old chowkidar in one of the buildings to what had happened to the stalls.
    • I found the chowkidar and got him to open the gates.
    • The chowkidar took me out early in the morning to spot wildlife and we saw some beautiful birds and wild deer.

Origin

From Urdu caukīdār, from caukī ‘toll house’ + -dār ‘keeper’.

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