From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishswamiswa‧mi /ˈswɑːmi/ noun [countable] RRHa Hindu religious teacher
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swami• Last night in the parking lot of the mall a swami with blond dreadlocks treated us to a levitation.• And at this point not even the most optimistic swamis are predicting a balanced budget until well into the twenty-first century.• Sunday newspapers bulge with advertisements from self-proclaimed geniuses and stock-picking swamis.• All the disciples were ranged around the swami on the platform.Origin swami (1700-1800) Hindi svami, from Sanskrit svamin “owner, ruler”, from sva “one's own” 