tehsildarEtymologyFrom Urdu تحصیل دار (taḥṣīl dār), from Persian تحصیلدار, from Arabic تَحْصِيل (taḥṣīl), and Persian دار (dâr).tehsildar means an administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nounAn administrative officer in Pakistan and India who gathers taxes from a tehsil.“The next day Victor took an architect with him and got the tehsildar to join them.”