bahadur

[ buh-haw-door, -hah- ]

noun(often initial capital letter)

a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians: Jonas Sahib Bahadur.

Origin of bahadur

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi bahādur “brave, brave person,” from Persian, probably from Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense, from Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name

Words Nearby bahadur

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How to use bahadur in a sentence

In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
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bahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Five hundred came back, vowing that they would stand by “Lar-rence-sahib bahadur” till the last.
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A backward glance revealed the princess and her brother engaged in a conversation with bahadur Shah and a courtier or two.
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His pension was afterwards increased, and he obtained the title of khan bahadur, with a small jagir for life.
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British Dictionary definitions for bahadur

bahadur

/ (bəˈhɑːdə) /

noun

(often in combination) a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians

Origin of bahadur

C18: from Hindi bahādur hero, from Persian: valiant

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