Thakur

[ tah-koor ]

noun

1. chief or master (used as a term of respectful address among the Kshatriya caste in India).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thakur¹

1790–1800; < Hindi ṭhākur master, chief < Prakrit ṭhākkura village headman < Sanskrit: a title

Example Sentences

The Southern Stars were reduced to 17-2 when Renuka Singh Thakur removed Beth Mooney and Georgia Wareham in successive balls, only for Harris and McGrath put on 62 for the third wicket.

From BBC

Tripti Thakur, who served as the chief financial officer of Ozy for three months in 2019, took the stand on Thursday to describe an email in which Mr. Rao sent an allegedly fake contract with the Oprah Winfrey Network to a potential bank lender.

From New York Times

NC State's Sid Thakur is the paper's corresponding author.

From Science Daily

“My child is going to be displaced after fifth grade?” parent Sheena Thakur asked.

From Los Angeles Times

Until one day, when three of them - Kundan Lal Gujral, his cousin Kundan Lal Jaggi, and Thakur Das Mago - ran into Singh at a makeshift liquor joint, and convinced him to let them open a new Moti Mahal in Delhi.

From BBC