subadar

See also: Subadar

English

Alternative forms

• subedar

Etymology

From Urdu صوبدار (sūbadār)/Hindi सूबेदार (sūbedār), and its source, (Indian) (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian صوبدار (subadâr), corresponding to subah +‎ -dar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʌbəˈdɑː/

Noun

subadar (plural subadars)

1. (South Asia, now historical) The governor or commander in charge of a subah; a viceroy. [from 17th c.]
2. (now historical) An Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain. [from 18th c.]
   • 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 31:

     Also in his favour were his family's connections, the most notable of which consisted of an uncle who had risen to the rank of subedar in the East India Company's army […].

3. A junior commissioned officer in the armies of India and Pakistan.

Derived terms

• subadar-major

See also

• subadar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “subadar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “subedar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “subadar” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.
• “subadar”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• absurda