duftery

noun

duf·​tery

variants or duftry

ˈdəft(ə)rē

plural -es

India

: a servant in an office whose duty is to dust and bind records, rule paper, make envelopes : office boy

Word History

Etymology

Hindi daftarī record keeper, office keeper, from Persian, from daftar book, record

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