rishi
Americannoun
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an inspired sage or poet.
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(initial capital letter) one of seven of these to whom the Vedas supposedly were revealed.
Etymology
Origin of rishi
First recorded in 1760–70, rishi is from the Sanskrit word ṛṣi
Example Sentences
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As former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak posted recently after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky showed him real-time battlefield updates on his iPad, “80% of the casualties Ukraine is inflicting are from drones. The world has changed. Defence has changed. Warfare has changed. And we must adapt fast.”
He has lived through six prime ministers, from Cameron to Keir Starmer, weathered the storms of Brexit, Covid-19, the chaos of "partygate," Liz Truss's 49‑day whirlwind occupation, and the more orderly months under Rishi Sunak.
From Barron's
In 2023, then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak solemnly vowed there would “be no chlorine-washed chicken and no hormone-treated beef on the U.K. market. Not now, not ever.”
From Slate
Just hours after Ian Price's death, then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the XL bully breed would be banned in England and Wales.
From BBC
Lawyers filed the claim in Boston's federal court on behalf of relatives of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, among six men killed off the coast of Venezuela on 14 October.
From BBC
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