English Explanatory Dictionary

bildar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

bildar bildars

Etymology

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

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