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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A person of high rank, especially in India.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In India: A chief or military officer; a person in command or authority.
  2. n. Same as sirdar-bearer.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.
  2. n. The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A native chief in Hindostan; a headman.
  2. n. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. an important person in India

Etymologies

  1. From Hindistani سردار, from Persian سردار, compound of سر (sar, "head") + دار (dar, "holder"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Hindi sardār, from Persian : sar, head; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots + -dār, holder; see dher- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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