Shudra

[ shoo-druh ]

/ ˈʃu drə /

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noun

a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.

Also Sudra.

Compare Brahman¹(def 1), Kshatriya, Vaisya.

Origin of Shudra

From the Sanskrit word śūdra

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Examples from the Web for shudra

Where there was no Brahman inhabitant, all the Shudra merchants invited Bhattchrya.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja
The name Shudra symbolises a man who has no margin round him beyond his bare utility.
Creative Unity|Rabindranath Tagore
That you have graciously touched this untouchable Shudra is the proof of your mercy and that of Srvabhauma.
Chaitanya's Life And Teachings|Krishna das Kaviraja