# bahadur

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,134

## Definitions
1. A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
2. A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.

## Common misspellings (10)
`abhadur`, `baahdur`, `bahaddur`, `bahadru`, `bahadurr`, `bahaudr`, `bahdaur`, `bahhadur`, `bbahadur`, `bhaadur`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bahadur