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dvornik

dvornik noun: a doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household.

Noun

dvornik (plural dvorniks)

  1. (archaic) A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household
    • Go to my dvornik and help him to remove the dung. I will pay you.1901, Maxim Gorky, The Man Who Was Afraid
    • He reached the doorway of his house in a state of mental discouragement which enabled him to receive with apparent indifference an official-looking envelope from the dirty hand of the dvornik.1911, Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eyes

Forms of dvornik

pluraldvorniks

Origin of dvornik

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

Questions about dvornik

What does dvornik mean?
Dvornik means a doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household.
What part of speech is dvornik?
Dvornik is a noun.
What is the plural of dvornik?
The plural of dvornik is dvorniks.

Words near dvornik in the dictionary

  1. Dvorakian
  2. Dvorakians
  3. Dvoretzky
  4. Dvoretzky's theorem
  5. Dvorichna
  6. dvornik
  7. dvorniks
  8. DVOs
  9. Dvořák
  10. Dvořákian
  11. Dvořákians

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