sardar

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proper noun

A title of Persian origin used for military or political leaders.

OriginPersian سردار →
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Meanings

sardar1

nounsardar (plural sardars)

plural sardars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sirdar.

    "Nay, stranger," the dried cackling Uncle explained, "Guchee is not commander of the Black Sheep Turkomans, though he knows well enough how to ape him." "Then he must be sardar of a meeng, commander of a thousand," Mangali suggested in mock innocence.

    1938, Walter Claremartin, Golden Hour of Guchee

Sardar2

proper nounSardar (plural Sardars)

plural Sardars

  1. A title of Persian origin used for military or political leaders.
  2. A surname from Persian.

Origin

  1. Persianسردار
  2. EnglishSardar

Borrowed from Persian سردار (sardâr). Doublet of serdar.

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APA

sardar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardar

MLA

“sardar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sardar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardar.

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