jemadar
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Jemadar_Mir_Dast%252C_V.C.%252C_I.O.M._(c._1908%E2%80%931919%252C_Gallaher's_cigarette_card).jpg.webp)
A cigarette card depicting Jemadar Mir Dast (1874–1950) of the Indian Army, who received the Victoria Cross and the Indian Order of Merit for action during World War I
Alternative forms
- jamadar
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار, from Persian جمعدار.
Noun
jemadar (plural jemadars)
- A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
Anagrams
- mejadra