Associations to the word «Sirdar»

Wiktionary

SIRDAR, noun. A high-ranking person in India and other areas of west-central Asia; a chief, a headman.
SIRDAR, noun. The leader of a group of Sherpa mountain guides.

Dictionary definition

SIRDAR, noun. An important person in India.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne