A messenger or office attendant in India who carries official documents and performs errands for government officials or businesses.
From Hindi चपरासी (chaprāsī), derived from Persian چپراسی (chaprassi), which comes from چپرا (chapra) meaning 'plank' or 'board' (referring to a badge of office worn by messengers). The word entered English during the British Raj in India.
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