Definition of chaprasi in English:
chaprasi
nounPlural chaprasistʃʌˈprɑːsi
Indian A junior office worker who carries messages.
his uncle sent the office chaprasi to show him the way
Example sentencesExamples
- The chaprasi would prove our ladder to infiltrating the higher reaches of the Defence bureaucracy.
- His eyes seemed to say, ‘Don't degrade yourself to thank a mere chaprasi.’
- No wonder we have so many highly qualified people working as chaprasis and what not.
- India suffers from a dire shortage of officers and delivery staff combined with a vast excess of clerks, messengers and chaprasis.
- Around 93% of our civil service comprises clerks and chaprasis.
Origin
From Hindi, from caprās, denoting a metal identity badge worn by messengers or orderlies.