साहूकार sāhūkār

साहूकार sāhūkāra sa:hu:ka:r (nm) a money-lender, private banker, rich man, man of means; ~रा/री money-lending business, banking.

H ساهو साहू sāhū, साहु sāhu [Prk. साहू; S. साधु], adj. & s.m. Upright, honest, of good repute, respectable; — a merchant; a banker ( = sāh, q.v.): — sāhū-kār, adj. & s.m. Honest, &c. ( = sāhū); — a banker; a merchant, shop-keeper, trader, broker; a wealthy person, a great man (cf. mahājan): — sāhū-kāroṅ-kī sabhā, s.f. Exchange, stock-exchange, bourse: — sāhū-kārā, s.m. Money-market, exchange: — sāhū-kārī, s.f. The condition or the business of a banker, &c.; banking business, banking; trade, traffic, commerce; brokerage; exchange (of money): — sāhu-kārī-ṭīp, s.f. A banker's bill of exchange.