sahib

Used as a form of address for a man in South Asia.

A European man in colonial India.

A male mountaineer employing Sherpas or porters in the Himalayas.

A term of respect used by the natives of India and Persia in addressing or speaking of Europeans: equivalent to Master or Sir, and even to Mistress: as, Colonel sahib; the sahib did so and so; it is the mem-sahib’s command. (See mem-sahib.) It is also occasionally used as a specific title among both Hindus and Mohammedans, as Tippoo Sahib.

A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank.

formerly, a term of respect for a white European in colonial India

formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name