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”
Example Sentences
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An aged, talkative, and amiable khansamah met him at the threshold with expressions of exaggerated respect, no doubt genuine enough, and followed him, a mumbling shadow, as the Virginian made a brief round of inspection.
From The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
Instantaneously it was the khansamah who confronted the Virginian—the native with head and shoulders submissively bended, as one who awaits an order.
From The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
Like a shadow harried by a wind of night, the khansamah scurried from the room.
From The Bronze Bell by Louis Joseph Vance
He turned back, puzzled, to find the khansamah calmly seated at the table and enjoying one of Amber's choicest cigarettes.
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
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