lascar noun.
['laskǝ] E17.[Persian & Urdu laškarī soldier, from laškar army, camp, (cf. LASHKAR) through Portuguese lascari, lascarin, pl. -res (repl. -is, -ins). Cf. LASCARINE.]1. Usu.
Lascar. A sailor from India or SE Asia.
E17.■ Longfellow The..surf, O'er the coral reefs of Madagascar, Washes the feet of the swarthy Lascar.2. In the Indian subcontinent: a menial soldier;
spec. (more fully
gun-lascar) one employed to do menial work in the artillery.
L18.■ Wellington We can get neither recruits, servants, lascars, coolies, or bullock drivers. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲