mandor
English
editNoun
editmandor (plural mandors)
- (historical) A chief worker or a supervisor, who oversees the work of other workers.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A workman who oversees others in a factory or a plantation, typically an oil palm or rubber estate.
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editIndonesian
editEtymology
editUnknown, possibly from Portuguese mandador, mando (“command, order”), or mandar (“to order, command”), from Latin mandāre, present active indicative of mandō (“order, commission”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmandor (first-person possessive mandorku, second-person possessive mandormu, third-person possessive mandornya)
Alternative forms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “mandor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
editVerb
editmandor
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