Thakur

[tah-koor]

noun

1. chief or master (used as a term of respectful address among the Kshatriya caste in India).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thakur¹

1790–1800; < Hindi ṭhākur master, chief < Prakrit ṭhākkura village headman < Sanskrit: a title

Example Sentences

And the BJP has strongly denied these allegations, with leader Anurag Thakur saying the Congress and the opposition had come together to make these "baseless claims" because they were anticipating a loss in Bihar.

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At Headingley, Stokes dismissed Karun Nair and Shardul Thakur to allow Josh Tongue to mop up the tail.

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Still, he was seen in the dressing room wearing his whites and, when Shardul Thakur became the second wicket of the day to fall, Pant limped to the middle.

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Thakur slashed to gully and Duckett held a sharp chance.

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Thakur, who made 41, and Washington Sundar, 27, showed excellent defence and left well in a stand of 48.

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