noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/zəˈmiːndɑː/
US:/zəˈminˌdɑɹ/
US:/zəˌminˈdɑɹ/
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noun
Meaning 1
An Indian landowner who collected local taxes and paid them to the British government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: South-Asia, historical
Examples
1861, Henry Mayhew et al., London Labour and the London Poor, London: C. Griffin, Volume 4, p. 120, In Bengal there were [...] many female zemindars, or village revenue administrators, who were, however, subject to the influence, but not to the authority, of the male members of their family.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu زمیندار (zamīndār, “landlord”), from Persian زمیندار.
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Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
