dvornikn.
/ˈdvɔːnɪk/ A house-porter.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > domestic servant > [noun] > usher > door- or gate-keeper
doorwardc950
gate-wardc1000
porter?a1300
ostiary?a1475
portitor1480
doorkeeper1535
gatekeeper1572
janitora1640
conciergea1697
hall-keeper1705
durwan1773
commissioner1820
lodge-keeper1855
doorman1858
lodge-man1892
commissionaire1895
dvornik1903
linkman1939
1903 Westm. Gaz. 17 Jan. 10/1 The duties of the dvorniks, a sort of assistant police.
1919 H. Walpole Secret City i. xxii. 160 I said good-night to every one. I could hear their laughter as I waited at the bottom of the stairs for the Dvornik to let me out.
1923 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 203/2 The ‘dvornik’ had been with the family for years.
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