havildar
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of havildar
C17: from Hindi, from Persian hawāldār one in charge
Example Sentences
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The terrified policeman, anxious to get rid of him at all costs, told him that a havildar with a party who were looking for him, had just left.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
I will tell the havildar to be on the lookout for you, when you come into camp, and to bring you straight to me.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Walter Paget
“Who is he, then, this havildar of gunners from Bareilly?” said one.
From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Louis Tracy
The havildar had sent him back to report to me and tell me that the rest of the party were continuing in pursuit.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
Having given my orders, I slept in the local police station on a charpoy lent me by the havildar, or sergeant, in charge.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Gordon Casserly
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