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lascar Definition

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

lascar Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • seaman: Lascar seamen were being press-ganged onto ship crews in India and then abandoned in London.