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las·car (las′kər)

noun

an Indian or East Indian sailor, employed on European ships

Etymology: Hindi lashkar, army, camp < Pers, army < Ar al-'askar, army

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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