chowkidar
চৌকিদার
definition
noun
Evening bus travellers were an exceedingly bored lot, second only to high school teachers, night chowkidars , and government clerks.
(in India) a watchman or gatekeeper.
example
I found the 'chowkidar' and got him to open the gates.
I asked an old 'chowkidar' in one of the buildings to what had happened to the stalls.
Shahid said that a month ago some miscreants had come to this school with a can of fuel to burn down the school but the 'chowkidar' and other people stopped them.
The 'chowkidar' took me out early in the morning to spot wildlife and we saw some beautiful birds and wild deer.
Evening bus travellers were an exceedingly bored lot, second only to high school teachers, night 'chowkidars' , and government clerks.
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