dhobi
చాకలి
definition
noun
In 2000, separate welfare boards were formed for handicrafts, artists, agricultural workers, weavers, tailors, tree climbers, dhobis , hairdressers, chapel makers and auto workers.
(in South Asia) a washerman or washerwoman.
example
And he was well served by his staff, who included a gardener, a water-carrier, a 'dhobi' , and a watchman.
The 'dhobi' had mistakenly exchanged our shirts.
My friend Santosh, the 'dhobi' , tells us proudly about buying a mobile phone for his parents in their remote village in Uttar Pradesh.
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' .
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