Meanings
plural jadoogurs · alternative jadugar
- obsoleteObsolete form of jaadugar (“magician”).
- historicalA Freemason in British India.
The natives and others thronged in numbers to witness it, some called us “Jadoogurs” or magicians, and others with equal wisdom and sagacity said we must have dealings with the devil!
1925, Sir Edward John Buck, Simla, Past and Present, page 134 - abbreviationclippinghistoricalClipping of Jadugar-Khana (“a Freemasons' lodge in British India”, literally “house of magician”).
Synonyms: Shaitan-Khana
Synonyms & antonyms
nounClipping of Jadugar-Khana (“a Freemasons' lodge in British India”, literally “house of magician”).
Origin
- Persianجادوگر
- Hindiजादूगर
- Englishjadoogur
Borrowed from Hindi जादूगर (jādūgar), from Persian جادوگر (jâdugar).
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