"pykar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pykars [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Bengali পাইকার (paikar), from Hindustani پیکار (pekār) / पैकार (paikār), from Classical Persian پای کار (pāy-kār). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|bn|পাইকার}} Borrowed from Bengali পাইকার (paikar), {{bor|en|inc-hnd}} Hindustani, {{der|en|fa-cls|پای کار|tr=pāy-kār}} Classical Persian پای کار (pāy-kār) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pykar (plural pykars), {{tlb|en|British India|South Asia}} (British India, South Asia)
  1. A broker dealing directly with a manufacturer of goods. Tags: British, India, South-Asia Categories (topical): Occupations, Watercraft

Inflected forms

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          "text": "In Dacca before Plassey only 9 dalals and 11 pykars were permitted in the cloth trade. Any other person calling himself a dalal or a pykar was liable to be punished by Nawab's Daroga of Mulmul Khas Kuthee.",
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