sardar
[ser-dahr]
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sirdar
or sar·dar
[ser-dahr]
- (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- (formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army.
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Origin of sirdar
1605–15; < Hindi sardār < Persian
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Contemporary Examples
The idea that this journey is being transformed into a “pay-per-prayer” weekend, as Sardar notes, is heart wrenching and worrying.
Historical Examples
The sardar's harem has less decoration than the state apartments.
The late Sardar Lachman Singh will go down to posterity as a hero, because he knew how to die.
The Wheel of FortuneMahatma Gandhi
Then at a signal from their sardar (leader), they bound Chandra Babu hand and foot and squatted round him in a circle.
Tales of BengalS. B. Banerjea
He was brought down to us from Afghanistan by a friendly Sardar, who had taken an interest in him.
Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan FrontierT. L. Pennell
One chamber, called the Hall of the Sardar, bears witness to former splendour in its decorations.
sardar
sirdar
- a title used before the name of Sikh men
- a leader
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Word Origin
Hindi, from Persian
sirdar
- a general or military leader in Pakistan and India
- (formerly) the title of the British commander in chief of the Egyptian Army
- a variant spelling of sardar
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Word Origin
from Hindi sardār, from Persian, from sar head + dār possession
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