Shudra

[shoo-druh]

Shu·dra

[shoo-druh]
noun
a Hindu of the lowest caste, that of the workers.
Also, Sudra.
Compare Brahman (def. 1), Kshatriya, Vaisya.


Origin:
< Sanskrit śūdra
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shudra

noun
1. a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste 
2. the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status [syn: sudra
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