mandor

English

Noun

mandor (plural mandors)

  1. (historical) A chief worker or a supervisor, who oversees the work of other workers.
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A workman who oversees others in a factory or a plantation, typically an oil palm or rubber estate.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Portuguese mando (“command, order”), mandar (“to order, command”), from Latin mandāre, present active indicative of mandō (“order, commission”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈman.dɔr]
  • Hyphenation: man‧dor

Noun

mandor (first-person possessive mandorku, second-person possessive mandormu, third-person possessive mandornya)

  1. foreman, overseer, supervisor
  2. driver

Alternative forms
  • mandur

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 蠻律／蛮律 (mánlǜ)
  • → English: mandor

Further reading

Latin

Verb

mandor

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of mandō
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