sirdar

or sar·dar

[ ser-dahr ]

/ sərˈdɑr /

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noun

(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.

(formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army.

Nearby words

sir wilfrid laurier, sir-reverence, sirach, siracusa, siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siree, siren, sirena, sirenian

Origin of sirdar

1605–15; < Hindi sardār < Persian

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Examples from the Web for sirdar

At the conclusion, General Hunter and the other officers shook hands with the Sirdar, one by one.
With Kitchener in the Soudan|G. A. Henty
The Sirdar sent a peremptory order, without a word of explanation, for that cleric to embark forthwith and return to Cairo.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh
All this with the shadow of the Sirdar pointing towards them—to fall even sooner than the officers perchance anticipated.
Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life|Margaret Elizabeth Leigh Child-Villiers, Countess of Jersey
The Sirdar conversed with the prisoner, and a fruitless effort was made to find the jailer and have Neufeld's irons removed.
Khartoum Campaign, 1898|Bennet Burleigh

The odds would be too heavy, and the Sirdar is not a man to risk failure.
With Kitchener in the Soudan|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for sirdar

sirdar

/ (ˈsɜːdɑː) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sirdar

from Hindi sardār, from Persian, from sar head + dār possession

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sirdar

or sar·dar

noun

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Origin of sirdar

Examples from the Web for sirdar

British Dictionary definitions for sirdar

sirdar

noun

Word Origin for sirdar