khidmatgar

khidmatgar
/kid"meuht gahr'/, n.
(in India) a waiter.
Also, khidmutgar, khitmatgar, khitmutgar /kit"meuht gahr'/.
[1755-65; < Urdu < Pers, equiv. to khidmat service ( < Ar khidmah) + -gar agent suffix]

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