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