jemadar
Americannoun
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any of various government officials.
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the supervisor of a staff of servants.
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an officer in a sepoy regiment, corresponding in rank to a lieutenant.
noun
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a native junior officer belonging to a locally raised regiment serving as mercenaries in India, esp with the British Army (until 1947)
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an officer in the Indian police
Etymology
Origin of jemadar
1755–65; < Urdu jamadar, variant of jamdar < Persian < Arabic jamʿ aggregation + Persian dār holding, leader of
Example Sentences
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“Get the men together, Akhab Khan,” he said to the jemadar.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis
Meinik was sitting on the ground, contentedly, outside the cottage, the jemadar standing beside him.
From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by Overend, William Heysham
Terrified and confused by the shouting of the men, it ran straight at Shere Shah, the jemadar, who promptly dropped a basket over it and held it fast.
From The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures by Selous, Frederick Courteney
Early after dawn, the jemadar, with his guard, advanced to meet us, welcomed us with sundry complimentary discharges of their matchlocks, and escorted us to their post.
From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by Speke, John Hanning
The Thugs of each district were led by one whom they called their jemadar, to whom they gave implicit obedience.
From Modern Saints and Seers by Marrett, Evan
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