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词汇 chaprasi
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Definition of chaprasi in English:

chaprasi

nounPlural chaprasistʃʌˈprɑːsi
Indian

  • A junior office worker who carries messages.

    his uncle sent the office chaprasi to show him the way
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chaprasi would prove our ladder to infiltrating the higher reaches of the Defence bureaucracy.
    • His eyes seemed to say, ‘Don't degrade yourself to thank a mere chaprasi.’
    • No wonder we have so many highly qualified people working as chaprasis and what not.
    • India suffers from a dire shortage of officers and delivery staff combined with a vast excess of clerks, messengers and chaprasis.
    • Around 93% of our civil service comprises clerks and chaprasis.

Origin

From Hindi, from caprās, denoting a metal identity badge worn by messengers or orderlies.
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