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meh·tar noun also meh·ter \ˈmād.ə(r)\ (-s) Etymology: Persian mihtar prince, greater, elder, from mih great (from Middle Persian meh, mas) + -tar, comparative suffix (from Middle Persian, from Old Persian -tara-) 1. : a groom or stable boy in Iran 2. usually capitalized : a member of a harijan caste of sweepers and scavengers in India |