sirdar

or sar·dar

[ ser-dahr ]

/ sərˈdɑr /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR sirdar ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

(formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army.

Origin of sirdar

1605–15; <Hindi sardār<Persian

Words nearby sirdar

Siqueiros, sir, Sirach, Siracusa, Siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siren, Sirena, sirenian, sirenic

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Example sentences 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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单词	sirdar
释义	sirdar or sar·dar [ ser-dahr ] / sərˈdɑr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sirdar ON THESAURUS.COM noun (in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader. (formerly) the British commander of the Egyptian army. Origin of sirdar 1605–15; <Hindi sardār<Persian Words nearby sirdar Siqueiros, sir, Sirach, Siracusa, Siraj-ud-daula, sirdar, sire, siren, Sirena, sirenian, sirenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sirdar commander, commandant, general, old man, co, hetman
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sirdar

or sar·dar

noun

Origin of sirdar

Words nearby sirdar

Example sentences from the Web for sirdar

British Dictionary definitions for sirdar

noun

Word Origin for sirdar

Words related to sirdar