English Dictionary

Rum-Johnny

名詞

インド 歴史的

(India, historical) A native who loitered about the wharves of Calcutta seeking employment as a servant with newly arrived Europeans.

日本語の意味

（歴史的用語）カリカッタの埠頭周辺を徘徊し、新たに到着したヨーロッパ人に仕える労働者としての職を求めた現地の人

The Rum-Johnny waited on the wharves of Calcutta, hoping a newly arrived European would hire him as a servant.

カルカッタの埠頭で、仕事を求めてうろつく現地の男は、新しく到着したヨーロッパ人に召使いとして雇ってもらえることを期待して待っていた。

意味（1）

(India, historical) A native who loitered about the wharves of Calcutta seeking employment as a servant with newly arrived Europeans.

At length, one of my own domestics informed me, that he was a Rum-Johnny who had been discharged from my service, in which he held the office of mosaulchy, (or linkboy,) for theft.

Rum-Johnnies （ plural ）