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khitmutgar (kitmutgar, khidmatgar)
12016-05-23T11:51:04-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1421plain2016-05-23T11:51:04-04:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1(Hindustani) Hobson-Jobson defines a "Kitmutgar" as follows: "the Anglo-Indian use is peculiar to the Bengal Presidency, where the word is habitually applied to a Musulman servant, whose duties are connected with serving meals and waiting at table under the Consumah (cook)" (Hobson-Jobson 486)