Bildar

/ˈbɪldɑr/ noun

A builder or someone who constructs buildings, particularly in Indian English or historical context.

From Hindi 'bildār' or 'bildaur,' from English 'builder' adapted into Indian languages and then sometimes re-borrowed into English. Shows how colonialism and language exchange created new variant words.

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