dizdar

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noun

The commander of a castle or fortress in the Ottoman Empire.

OriginOttoman Turkish دزدار ← Classical Persian دزدار →
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Meanings

noundizdar (plural dizdars)

plural dizdars · alternative disdar

  1. historicalThe commander of a castle or fortress in the Ottoman Empire.

    In 1645, the stores in the Propylaia were struck by lightning, killing the disdar’s family as well as seriously damaging the building.

    2002, Mary Beard, The Parthenon, Profile Books, published 2010, page 77

Origin

  1. Classical Persianدزدار
  2. Ottoman Turkishدزدار
  3. Englishdizdar

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دزدار (dizdâr), from Classical Persian دزدار (dizdār).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dizard
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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