rahdar
/ˈrɑːdɑː/noun
In Persia (now Iran) and India: a person who guards roads for a fee; a toll-collector. Also occasionally as a mass noun. Now historical.
Origin
Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Urdu rāhdār and its etymon Persian rāhdār person who has charge of roads from rāh road + -dār.
- closed universe
- close encounter
- close encounter of the first (or second etc.) kind
- close-fisted
- close-fitting
- close-fought
- Close, Glenn
- close-grained
- close harmony
- close-hauled
- close in
- close-knit
- close-lipped
- closely
- closely fought
- closely knit
- close-minded
- close-mouthed
- closeness
- close one's eyes to
- close one's mind to
- close (or dear) to (or near) one's heart
- close (or near) to home
- close (or shut) one's eyes to
- close (or shut) one's mind to (or against)