Dubash
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Indian translator or interpreter, particularly in their role as a household steward for British colonizers. India, historical
"This I learnt was the captain's dubash, a native man acting as general steward who provides every household article as well as of merchandise, and engages all inferior servants."
Synonyms
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More examples"This I learnt was the captain's dubash, a native man acting as general steward who provides every household article as well as of merchandise, and engages all inferior servants."
Etymology
From Hindi दो (do, “two”) + भाषा (bhāṣā, “languages”).