khansamah
Americannoun
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a house steward or butler.
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a male servant.
Etymology
Origin of khansamah
First recorded in 1635–45; from Hindi khānsāmā,̃ from Persian khānsāmān, equivalent to khān “master” + sāmān “stores”
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The khansamah was frightened; nevertheless he remained standing.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Miriam S. Knight
Here come the children flying, followed patiently by the old khansamah with a spoon in one hand and a bottle of cod-liver-oil emulsion in the other.
From Olivia in India by O. Douglas
The khansamah returned with the glass and an unopened bottle of Schweppe's, and prepared the drink under eyes that watched him narrowly.
From The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
These bungalows are under the direction of a khansamah, or native butler, who hires a small corps of servants to attend the wants of travelers.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various
You should call him quietly and say: "O khansamah jee!"
From The Story of the Gadsbys by Rudyard Kipling
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