Dictionary Check: brahman
"brahman" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
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Words with Friends
16
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Definition
noun
any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
noun
a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)
Example:
"a Boston brahman"
noun
a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas
Example:
"originally all brahmans were priests"
noun
the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category
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