mohurrer

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noun

A clerk or writer in a native language.

OriginArabic مُحَرِّر →
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Meanings

nounmohurrer (plural mohurrers)

plural mohurrers · alternative moharrir · alternative mohrer

  1. IndiahistoricalA clerk or writer in a native language.

    An embezzlement of government money to the extent of about Rs. 2,000 was discovered some time ago in the post-office here, between the baboo, mutsuddy and mohurrer.

    1835 February 28, Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, page 104

Origin

  1. Arabicمُحَرِّر“editor”
  2. Englishmohurrer

Ultimately from Arabic مُحَرِّر (muḥarrir, “editor”), from مُـ (mu-) + حَرَّرَ (ḥarrara).

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APA

mohurrer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohurrer

MLA

“mohurrer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohurrer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mohurrer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mohurrer.

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