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Definition of askari noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

askari

noun
 
/əˈskɑːri/
 
/əˈskɑːri/
 
East African English [aˈskari]
(East African English)
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  1. a person who is employed to guard a building, valuable things, etc.; a security guard
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Arabic ‘askarī ‘soldier’.
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