mehtar Meaning & Definition
What Does Mehtar Mean?
Mehtar is used as a noun meaning A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region. It can also mean A sweeper or scavenger of low caste.
Mehtar Definition (Noun)
- A ruler in certain princely states of the Northwest Frontier region.
- A sweeper or scavenger of low caste.
Synonyms of Mehtar
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Mehtar synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
mehtar (plural mehtars)
Origin of Mehtar
From Persian مهتر (“prince, chief, elder, great personage”). Regarding the sense of a scavenger, Yule & Burnell (see References) state that the term was "applied to the class in question in irony, or rather in consolation".