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What does havildar mean?

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Noun
  1. A type of soldier in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.
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When the havildar had marched him up in front of me he stood quietly at attention.
Bertram signalled a halt and turned to the havildar at the head of the advance-guard.
The havildar on duty, Rajpal started preparing to carry Satish from first floor to the ground floor of the hospital.
Shaikh Paltu was promoted to the rank of havildar in the Bengal Army, but was murdered shortly before the 34th BNI dispersed.
A havildar then volunteered to mount the hill with ammunition.
At the same time, you had better take your havildar and his troopers with you.

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