lascar

[ las-ker ]

/ ˈlæs kər /

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noun

an East Indian sailor.

Indian English. an artilleryman.

Also lashkar.

Origin of lascar

1615–25; <Portuguese, short for lasquarin soldier <Urdu lashkarī<Persian, equivalent to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance

Words nearby lascar

larynx, lasagna, lasagne, La Salle, La Scala, lascar, Las Casas, Lascaux, Lascaux Cave, lascivious, lasciviousness

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Example sentences from the Web for lascar

Here is a Lascar ashore from the big steamer that is to start for Alexandria on the morrow.
Sunrise|William Black
Here she was met by a brutal foreign seaman, a Lascar, who had deserted from one of the ships then lying in the Downs.
The Lifeboat|R.M. Ballantyne
A Lascar is standing by grinning, with a bucket of water and a deck-swab; they want to begin holystoning down the decks.
Round the Wonderful World|G. E. Mitton
The food belonged to Pambe, the Serang or head man of the lascar sailors.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling

A foreign seaman, a Lascar I should say, from his color; we found an open knife by his side.
Colonel Thorndyke's Secret|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for lascar

lascar

/ (ˈlæskə) /

noun

a sailor from the East Indies

Word Origin for lascar

C17: from Urdu lashkar soldier, from Persian: the army

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单词	lascar
释义	lascar [ las-ker ] / ˈlæs kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lascar ON THESAURUS.COM noun an East Indian sailor. Indian English. an artilleryman. Also lashkar. Origin of lascar 1615–25; <Portuguese, short for lasquarin soldier <Urdu lashkarī<Persian, equivalent to lashkar army + -ī suffix of appurtenance Words nearby lascar larynx, lasagna, lasagne, La Salle, La Scala, lascar, Las Casas, Lascaux, Lascaux Cave, lascivious, lasciviousness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lascar Here is a Lascar ashore from the big steamer that is to start for Alexandria on the morrow. Sunrise\|William Black Here she was met by a brutal foreign seaman, a Lascar, who had deserted from one of the ships then lying in the Downs. The Lifeboat\|R.M. Ballantyne A Lascar is standing by grinning, with a bucket of water and a deck-swab; they want to begin holystoning down the decks. Round the Wonderful World\|G. E. Mitton The food belonged to Pambe, the Serang or head man of the lascar sailors. Life's Handicap\|Rudyard Kipling A foreign seaman, a Lascar I should say, from his color; we found an open knife by his side. Colonel Thorndyke's Secret\|G. A. Henty British Dictionary definitions for lascar lascar / (ˈlæskə) / noun a sailor from the East Indies Word Origin for lascar C17: from Urdu lashkar soldier, from Persian: the army Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lascar cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, swab, tarpaulin, mate, jack, seafarer, navigator, mariner, salt, pirate, bluejacket, shipmate, tar, windjammer, middy, seaman
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lascar

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for lascar

British Dictionary definitions for lascar

noun

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