Definition of "jawan" []

• An infantryman; a soldier. (noun)

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• "In their distant imagining, the jawan is a trained and disciplined machine, 'designed' simply to obey and execute."
• "The 'jawan' of the day, of course, was Rahul Gandhi, and Nanded was all anticipation to get a glimpse of him."
• "A junior officer, a jawan and a special police official have also lost their lives in the exchange of fire."