Lascar Definition

lăskər
noun
An Indian or East Indian sailor, employed on European ships.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lascar

Noun

Singular:
lascar
Plural:
lascars

Origin of Lascar

  • Ultimately (probably via Portuguese lascar) from Urdu laškar army from Persian from Middle Persian kwer- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lascar Sentence Examples

  • All are centred in a small village opposite Mou Rambu Point on the west or lagoon side; but most of the men are generally absent, many being employed with the Lascar crews on board the large liners plying in the eastern seas.

  • Elections for a new chamber took place in February 1888, and the whole of the leaders of the opposition were elected, including Dimitrie Bratianu, the premier's brother, and Lascar Catargiu.

  • In December 1891 a stable cabinet was at last formed by Lascar Catargiu.

  • On the same evening that Sturdza tendered his resignation to the king (April 1899) the veteran Conservative statesman Lascar Catargiu suddenly died.

  • Ghica and Lascar Catargiu (whose biographies are given under separate headings) received their political training abroad, and returned to educate their countrymen.

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Words Starting With

LLALAS

Words Ending With

RARCAR

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lascar

Words Starting With L and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With R