khitmatgar

khid·mat·gar

[kid-muht-gahr]
noun
(in India) a waiter.
Also, khid·mut·gar, khit·mat·gar, khit·mut·gar [kit-muht-gahr] .


Origin:
1755–65; < Urdu < Persian, equivalent to khidmat service (< Arabic khidmah) + -gār agent suffix

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