Sirdar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sirdar \Sir*dar"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sard[=a]r a chief, general;
     sar the head, top + d[=a]r holding, possessing.]
     A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. --Malcom.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one


        commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sirdar
       n : an important person in India