jadoogur

English

Alternative forms

• jadugar

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi जादूगर (jādūgar), from Persian جادوگر (jâdugar).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɑːˈduːɡə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -uːɡə(ɹ)

Noun

jadoogur (plural jadoogurs) (India, colonial spelling)

1. Obsolete form of jaadugar (“magician”).
2. (historical) A Freemason in British India.
   • 1925, Sir Edward John Buck, Simla, Past and Present, page 134:

     The natives and others thronged in numbers to witness it, some called us “Jadoogurs” or magicians, and others with equal wisdom and sagacity said we must have dealings with the devil!

3. (historical) Clipping of Jadugar-Khana (“a Freemasons' lodge in British India”, literally “house of magician”).

   Synonym: Shaitan-Khana (literally “house of the devil”)

Related terms

• jadoo