Meaning of durwan | Babel Free

Definitions

A live-in doorkeeper, especially in an apartment building.

India

Examples

“Old Mattu, the Hindu durwan who looked after the European church, was standing in the sunlight below the veranda.”

“Outside my retreat, our house was full of relatives and other people. […] Mukundalal the durwan is outside rolling on the ground with the one-eyed wrestler, trying out a new wrestling fall.”

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