Definition of durwan in English:

durwan

noun dəːˈwɑːn

Indian

A porter or doorkeeper.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the lofty merchant princes had fallen hard, the priests had shuffled off, and the profane durwans took over.
- She had witnessed the fight between the durwans and dacoits and the flight and pursuit of her mistress.
- If an Official or employees is not known to the durwans at the entrance, he should enter his name and designation in the visitors' book.
- ‘The guardians have also been asked to verify from the local police the antecedents of their three Ds - drivers, domestic helps and durwans - working in their homes,’ the Deputy Inspector-General of Police told us here today.
- Bani opened the gate and crossed the garden, now no durwans or gardeners were employed, the garden was overgrown… one day a few people will be sent from the village to cut the grass and take it as fodder.
- One New Year's Even out in the open with the temperature dropping, in the middle of the thatched huts and the dressed up durwans toting rifles, sways a glittering lahenga and bare midriff.
- Through the building durwan I found Anita, a girl of nine or ten years to look after Smriti and do the housework.
- They have written about how the household was maintained, stories about the awe-inspiring world of innumerable servants, cooks, chaprasis, durwans, gardeners, and others, that were long guarded in the bosom of the Raj Bhavan.
- Swing the gates open… Mind you the durwans were on duty.
- Other times she does tell us what the word means, to her at least, such as ‘These men were the durwans, the gatekeepers.’
- Yet it has more than a thousand durwans from the posse of SSF and others - we are dumbfounded into a realization, that only a few hundred weapons have been traced from more than two hundred and fifty thousand.
- The durwans made the most in terms of tips as everyone wanted their particular set of wheels to be parked in the front porch.
- A month later on 12 th November, in Tangail, Rs.15,000 was taken away from him and two durwans of Messrs.
- Twenty-four stately king palms herald you into the porch where sturdy and gracious durwans welcome you to the hotel.
- We had suspected that one of our durwans spent much of his time in sleeping while on duty at night, though we didn't stay awake to catch him; but we have felt quite safe for the guards at the Burmese Naval Minister's gate across the road were always armed.

Origin

Late 18th century: Urdu darwān, from Persian.

单词	durwan
释义	Definition of durwan in English: durwan noun dəːˈwɑːn Indian A porter or doorkeeper. Example sentencesExamples But the lofty merchant princes had fallen hard, the priests had shuffled off, and the profane durwans took over. She had witnessed the fight between the durwans and dacoits and the flight and pursuit of her mistress. If an Official or employees is not known to the durwans at the entrance, he should enter his name and designation in the visitors' book. ‘The guardians have also been asked to verify from the local police the antecedents of their three Ds - drivers, domestic helps and durwans - working in their homes,’ the Deputy Inspector-General of Police told us here today. Bani opened the gate and crossed the garden, now no durwans or gardeners were employed, the garden was overgrown… one day a few people will be sent from the village to cut the grass and take it as fodder. One New Year's Even out in the open with the temperature dropping, in the middle of the thatched huts and the dressed up durwans toting rifles, sways a glittering lahenga and bare midriff. Through the building durwan I found Anita, a girl of nine or ten years to look after Smriti and do the housework. They have written about how the household was maintained, stories about the awe-inspiring world of innumerable servants, cooks, chaprasis, durwans, gardeners, and others, that were long guarded in the bosom of the Raj Bhavan. Swing the gates open… Mind you the durwans were on duty. Other times she does tell us what the word means, to her at least, such as ‘These men were the durwans, the gatekeepers.’ Yet it has more than a thousand durwans from the posse of SSF and others - we are dumbfounded into a realization, that only a few hundred weapons have been traced from more than two hundred and fifty thousand. The durwans made the most in terms of tips as everyone wanted their particular set of wheels to be parked in the front porch. A month later on 12 th November, in Tangail, Rs.15,000 was taken away from him and two durwans of Messrs. Twenty-four stately king palms herald you into the porch where sturdy and gracious durwans welcome you to the hotel. We had suspected that one of our durwans spent much of his time in sleeping while on duty at night, though we didn't stay awake to catch him; but we have felt quite safe for the guards at the Burmese Naval Minister's gate across the road were always armed. Origin Late 18th century: Urdu darwān, from Persian.
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