→ n. (in the Indian subcontinent) a watchman or gatekeeper.
Origin: from Urdu caukīdār, from caukī ‘toll house’ + -dār ‘keeper’.
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Chowkidar
→ n. (in the Indian subcontinent) a watchman or gatekeeper.
Origin: from Urdu caukīdār, from caukī ‘toll house’ + -dār ‘keeper’.
→ n. (in the Indian subcontinent) a watchman or gatekeeper.
Origin: from Urdu caukīdār, from caukī ‘toll house’ + -dār ‘keeper’.
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