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lascar
- /ˈlæskə/ UK
- /ˈlæskɚ/ US
Rhymes with -æskə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Hindustani لشکر / लश्कर (laśkar), from Persian لشکر (laškar). Doublet of askari.
noun lascars · Lascar · lashkar · laskar
- A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship. A motley crowd saunters along the streets — Lascars off a P. and O., blond Northmen from a Swedish barque, Japanese from a man-of-war, English sailors, Spaniards, pleasant-looking fellows from a French cruiser, negroes off an American tramp.
- A tent-pitcher; also a type of artilleryman.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genera Pantoporia and Lasippa.
Talk about this word "lascar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lascar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lascar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lascar "lascar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lascar.Cite this
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title = {lascar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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