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单词 dhobi
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Definition of dhobi in English:

dhobi

nounPlural dhobis ˈdəʊbiˈdōbē
  • (in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.

    (印度次大陆的)男洗衣工;洗衣妇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers.
    • I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis.
    • My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh.
    • The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.
    • And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman.

Origin

From Hindi dhobī, from dhob 'washing'.

Rhymes

adobe, dobe, Nairobi, obi, Robey

Definition of dhobi in US English:

dhobi

nounˈdōbē
  • (in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.

    (印度次大陆的)男洗衣工;洗衣妇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am grateful that some of us still employ dhobis.
    • In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis, hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers.
    • And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a dhobi, and a watchman.
    • My friend Santosh, the dhobi, tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh.
    • The dhobi had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.

Origin

From Hindi dhobī, from dhob ‘washing’.

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