What does "jemadar" mean?

A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.

What is a synonym for "jemadar"?

Common synonyms include: aide, brass, brigadier, captain, colonel, commandant.

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A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
"Mr. Neilson also adds that a jemidar told him that when he was a lad he remembered going with others to see a wolf-child which had been netted."

"Mr. Neilson also adds that a jemidar told him that when he was a lad he remembered going with others to see a wolf-child which had been netted."

Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).

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