sardar

[ser-dahr]

noun

1. a variant of sirdar.

sardar

/ səˈdɑː /

noun

1. a title used before the name of Sikh men

2. a leader

Word History and Origins

Origin of sardar¹

Hindi, from Persian

Example Sentences

Sardar Biglari, the owner of restaurant chain Steak ’n Shake, has maintained an investment in Cracker Barrel and pushed for changes for more than a decade, with little success.

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Sardar Biglari has already run seven proxy contests at the family-dining chain since 2011 and continues to pressure the company.

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Many people living in a residential neighbourhood near Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport where the jet came down were also killed, taking the number of confirmed casualties to at least 270.

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Less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the AI171 flight crashed into a doctors' accommodation building at the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital.

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Less than 60 seconds after leaving Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, the plane lost altitude and crashed into a building that was used as doctors' accommodation at the BJ Medical College and Civil Hospital.

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