bahadur

American

[buh-haw-door, -hah-] / bəˈhɔ dʊər, -ˈhɑ- /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

a title of respect commonly affixed to the names of European officers in Indian documents or used in ceremonious mention by Indians.

Jonas Sahib Bahadur.

bahadur British

/ bəˈhɑːdə /

noun

(often in combination) a title formerly conferred by the British on distinguished Indians

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Etymology

Origin of bahadur

First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi bahādur “brave, brave person,” from Persian, probably from Mongolian; compare Classical Mongolian baγatur, with same sense, from Turkic, perhaps originally a Turkic personal name

Example Sentences

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It has also removed five-time former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba as its president.

From BBC

He has since led an internal revolt and was elected party leader in January, ending the decade-long grip of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, 79, who had defied calls for reform.

From Barron's

"We haven't enough land to feed all the family," said his father, Dhana Bahadur Magar, 60.

From Barron's

Local councillor Birendra Bahadur Bhandar said 1,500 young people -- in a district of some 50,000 souls -- were working abroad.

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Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.

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