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mohurrer

noun

  1. A clerk or writer in a native language.

    historical

    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.

Where it comes from

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

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

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