khitmagar

English

Noun

khitmagar (plural khitmagars)

1. Alternative form of khitmatgar
   • 1846, John Mercier MacMullen, Camp and barrack-room:

     A khitmagar saw him ascend the ladder, and suspecting something was stolen, awakened the engineer, who on searching became aware of the particular articles he had lost.

   • 1912, Sir Anthony Dickson Home, Charles Henderson Melville, Service Memories, page 112:

     One great and quite unexpected satisfaction came to me soon after daybreak—the sight of my khitmagar bringing food, of which indispensable I had tasted none for a whole day, nor had I had a sight of him for that time.

   • 2010, Allan Mallinson, A Call To Arms, →ISBN, page 309:

     He pulled a bell rope for the khitmagar (he hated the practice of clapping or shouting).