'Sirdar' definitions:

Definition of 'sirdar'

(from WordNet)
noun
An important person in India

Definition of 'Sirdar'

From: GCIDE
  • Sirdar \Sir*dar"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sard[=a]r a chief, general; sar the head, top + d[=a]r holding, possessing.] A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. --Malcom. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]