noun
also man·dor or man·dur (ˈ)män|du̇(ə)r, -dȯ(ə)r
( -s )
Etymology: Dutch & Indonesian; Dutch mandoer, from Indonesian mandur, from Portuguese mandador, literally, one that commands, from Latin mandator — more at mandator
: a native foreman or overseer (as of a sugar plantation or a gang of miners) especially in Malaysia, Java, and the Dutch East Indies