havaldar

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A form of havildar — An noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.

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Meanings

nounhavaldar (plural havaldars)

plural havaldars

  1. alternativeAlternative form of havildar.

    The word is that every petty havaldar, sub-inspector and police inspector, licensing clerk and petty official has to be bribed before he'll do his duty.

    1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 252
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APA

havaldar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havaldar

MLA

“havaldar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havaldar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “havaldar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/havaldar.

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