aumildar

noun

au·​mil·​dar

¦ȯmə̇l¦där

variants or less commonly amildar

¦ämə̇l¦där

plural -s

India

: agent, factor, manager

specifically : a revenue collector

Word History

Etymology

Hindi ʽamaldār, from Arabic ʽamal work + Persian -dār (agent suffix)

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