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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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 Douglas, O.
You stay as long as you please and when you leave not even a gift to the khansamah is permitted.
From The ninth vibration and other stories by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)
"Dhola—!" he said, and brought his teeth together with an audible click, staring at the khansamah as if he were a recrudescence of a prehistoric mammal.
From The Bronze Bell by Vance, Louis Joseph
You must take your own servant and the khansamah will cook you such simple food as men expect in the wilds, and that is all.
From The ninth vibration and other stories by Beck, L. Adams (Lily Adams)
The khansamah was frightened; nevertheless he remained standing.
From The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal by Knight, Miriam S.
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