mandor
English
Noun
mandor (plural mandors)
- (historical) A chief worker or a supervisor, who oversees the work of other workers.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A workman who oversees others in a factory or a plantation, typically an oil palm or rubber estate.
Anagrams
- Damron, Dorman, Madron, Mardon, Rodman, modRNA, ram-don, random, rodman
Indonesian
Etymology
Unknown, possibly from Portuguese mando (“command, order”), mandar (“to order, command”), from Latin mandāre, present active indicative of mandō (“order, commission”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈman.dɔr]
- Hyphenation: man‧dor
Noun
mandor (first-person possessive mandorku, second-person possessive mandormu, third-person possessive mandornya)
- foreman, overseer, supervisor
- driver
Alternative forms
- mandur
Descendants
- → Chinese: 蠻律
- → English: mandor
Further reading
- “mandor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Verb
mandor
- first-person singular present passive indicative of mandō