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dvornik

n. (context archaic English) A doorman, porter, janitor, or groundskeeper in a Russian household

Usage examples of "dvornik".

At home were Ivan, the old deaf dvornik, the old maid, Sekleteya, his cook and servant, and a black, shaggy dog, with a snout as blunt as that of a sheat-fish.

There was only an aged dvornik left as custodian, and he was a Kalmuk who barely spoke Russian.