chowkidarn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃaʊkɪdɑː/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaʊkiˌdɑr/, Indian English /ˈtʃɔːkiðaːr/

Forms: Also 1600s chocadar, 1800s chokey-dar, chockedaur, chokadar, choukidar, chokeydar, chokedar, 1800s– chokidar.

Etymology: Urdu chaukīdār < Hindi chaukī watching, etc. + Persian -dār possessing, lord.

Anglo-Indian.

A watchman, in India.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > municipal watchman > in India, Egypt, or Spain

talliar1680

chowkidar1696

ghaffir1831

sereno1897

1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 416 The Chocadars or Souldiers, were remov'd from before our Gates.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 295 The chokey-dar..parading about with his spear, shield, and sword.

1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady vi. 35–6 Through favour of the chockedaur.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 222 Call'd loudly to a chokadar.

1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. iii. 120 A sufficient number of watchmen, or choukidars.

1887 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea (1899) II. 314 A chowkidar (watchman) was deputed to do justice.

1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 15 After some parley we were admitted by the chowkidar (or watchman).

1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 May 5/1 The ‘chowkidar’ of each village..receives a Government salary of three rupees a month.

1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind 93 The chowkidar's disappeared too, so he must have been in league with this fellow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	chowkidar
释义	chowkidarn. Brit. /ˈtʃaʊkɪdɑː/, U.S. /ˈtʃaʊkiˌdɑr/, Indian English /ˈtʃɔːkiðaːr/ Forms: Also 1600s chocadar, 1800s chokey-dar, chockedaur, chokadar, choukidar, chokeydar, chokedar, 1800s– chokidar. Etymology: Urdu chaukīdār < Hindi chaukī watching, etc. + Persian -dār possessing, lord. Anglo-Indian. A watchman, in India. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > watching or keeping guard > [noun] > one who watches or keeps guard > municipal watchman > in India, Egypt, or Spain talliar1680 chowkidar1696 ghaffir1831 sereno1897 1696 J. Ovington Voy. Suratt 416 The Chocadars or Souldiers, were remov'd from before our Gates. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 295 The chokey-dar..parading about with his spear, shield, and sword. 1816 Mrs. Sherwood Ayah & Lady vi. 35–6 Through favour of the chockedaur. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master viii. 222 Call'd loudly to a chokadar. 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. iii. 120 A sufficient number of watchmen, or choukidars. 1887 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea (1899) II. 314 A chowkidar (watchman) was deputed to do justice. 1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 15 After some parley we were admitted by the chowkidar (or watchman). 1908 Westm. Gaz. 4 May 5/1 The ‘chowkidar’ of each village..receives a Government salary of three rupees a month. 1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind 93 The chowkidar's disappeared too, so he must have been in league with this fellow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1696
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