noun
Meaning 1
A traveller or merchant from the Middle East
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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howadji
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History
Etymology
From Arabic خَوَاجَا (ḵawājā, “gentleman”), from Classical Persian خواجه (xwāja, “gentleman”). The term came to be applied to merchants because they were formerly the chief travellers. Doublet of hodja.