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bildar

bildar noun: a laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India.

Noun

bildar (plural bildars)

  1. (India, historical) A laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India.

Forms of bildar

pluralbildars

Origin of bildar

From Hindi बेलदार (beldār), from Persian بیلدار (literally “spade wielder”), from بیل (bil, “spade”) + ـدار (-dâr, “haver”).

Questions about bildar

What does bildar mean?
Bildar means a laborer who excavates or digs, often one employed by the Public Works Department of Upper India.
What part of speech is bildar?
Bildar is a noun.
What is the plural of bildar?
The plural of bildar is bildars.

Words near bildar in the dictionary

  1. Bilbul
  2. bilby
  3. Bilbys
  4. bilcock
  5. bilcocks
  6. bildar
  7. bildars
  8. Bilderback
  9. Bilderbacks
  10. Bilderberger
  11. Bilderbergers

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