a Greek soldier in the war of independence against Turkey (1821–28)
Word origin
C19: from Modern Greek palikari youth
palikar in American English
(ˈpælɪˌkɑːr)
noun
a Greek militiaman in the Greek war for independence against the Turks 1821–28
Also: pellekar
Word origin
[1805–15; ‹ ModGk palikári lad, youth, var. of LGk pallēkárion camp boy (Gk pallēk-, s. of pállēx a youth + -arion dim. suffix)]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, backlash, napoleon, one-sided