munshi

[ moon-shee ]

/ ˈmun ʃi /

a native interpreter or language instructor.

a native secretary or assistant.

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1770–80; < Hindi munshī < Arabic munshi' writer

The munshi demanded and received the purwana, or written permit.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling
It was determined to put them all to death that evening as the Munshi seemed likely to join the soldiers.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV|R.V. Russell
The language was Urdu, and the writer was a munshi, who was obviously communicating with an old pupil.
The Motor Pirate|George Sidney Paternoster
That a Munshi be fixed at each capital stage who shall have charge of a certain number of stages.
The Post Office of India and its Story|Geoffrey Clarke

I must say it to a munshi, who will write with a pen what I speak with my lips.
Barclay of the Guides|Herbert Strang