Definitions
- 1.measurer, surveyor
- 2.revenue/tax collector, customs official ("he who collects something that can be measured")
- 3.measuring device
- 4.measuring, surveying
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- ба̀ждарица
- ба̀ждаркиња
- бажда̀рина
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باجدار (bacdar), from Persian باجدار (bâjdâr), باژدار (bâždâr, “revenue collector”), from باژ (bâž, “tribute”). Akin to ба́џа.