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What is a babu?

What is a babu? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A Hindu title of respect, equivalent to Mr., usually appended to the surname of a Hindu man [from 18th c.]
  2. (often depreciative, now chiefly historical) A Hindu gentleman or official, later especially an Indian office worker. [from 19th c.]
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Many of the more experienced contenders have spent decades trying to convince an obstinate babu that they are not dead as shown in Government records.
Confusion prevailed even at the gates with each passing babu passing orders to the gate keeper to allow or restrict the entry of people.
She had said herself that a babu read English books to her aloud.
Click your mobile camera for our police babu dozing off at night duty.
The Egyptian, like the babu, is fond of bursting into print.
Their fantasy of Englishness did not include the literary Bengali babu, for whom they felt contempt and distrust.

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