mehmandar

M3E1H4M3A1N1D2A1R1
/ˈmeɪməndɑː/

noun

An official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.

OriginPersian مهماندار →
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Meanings

nounmehmandar (plural mehmandars)

plural mehmandars

  1. An official courier appointed to escort an important traveller in Persian-speaking countries and the Indian subcontinent.

    His mehmandar stood by, fresh as a clover from their walk, his arms crossed on his Aiantian chest.

    1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Origin

  1. Persianمهماندار
  2. Englishmehmandar

Borrowed from Persian مهماندار (mehmândâr); compound of مهمان (mehmân, “guest”) and ـدار (-dâr, “keeper, holder, one who has”).

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APA

mehmandar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mehmandar

MLA

“mehmandar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mehmandar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mehmandar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mehmandar.

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