havildar

English - Turkish

Definition of havildar in English Turkish dictionary

çavuş

English - English

Definition of havildar in English English dictionary

A military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant

There was a great fight,’ said the Havildar, ‘and of us no man escaped unhurt.’.

In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant

{i} native soldier who is a noncommissioned officer in British Indian armies

Hyphenation

ha·vil·dar

Etymology

() From Persian حوالدار, from Arabic حواله (“charge”) + Persian دار (“holder”).