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dvornik

noun

  1. A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household

    archaic

    Go to my dvornik and help him to remove the dung. I will pay you.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian дворник (dvornik, “concierge; one who takes care of the pavement and yard in front of a house”), from двор (dvor, “courtyard”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry dvornik (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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