shabunder

noun

sha·​bun·​der

variants or less commonly shabandar

shäˈbəndə(r)

plural -s

: a harbor master formerly the chief official to deal with foreign traders in the East Indies

Word History

Etymology

Persian shāhbandar, from shāh King + bandar city, harbor

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