Definition of lascar in English:

lascar

noun ˈlaskəˈlaskər

dated

A sailor from India or SE Asia.
as modifier the manning of British ships by lascar crews
Example sentencesExamples
- With origins throughout the lands bordering the Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Malaya, Lascars had been employed by the East India Company for centuries.
- The British officers were buried in the main part of the cemetery but the bodies of the thirty-one Lascar crew members went to the rear of the cemetery in a mass grave.
- Winder provides a backstage version of British history, with fascinating descriptions of how poor immigrants arrived from across the world, including Lascars, Chinese and Gypsies.
- The Merchant Shipping Act of 1823 replaced bonding with a law that confined Lascars to East India Company boarding houses and threatened those who did not board the next ship home with imprisonment for vagrancy.
- The following year, the Lascar crew of the Australia were locked in a shed on a Melbourne wharf under guard until they too were shipped out.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Portuguese lascari, from Urdu and Persian laškarī 'soldier', from laškar 'army'.

Rhymes

Alaska, Madagascar, Nebraska

Definition of lascar in US English:

lascar

nounˈlaskər

dated

A sailor from India or Southeast Asia.
as modifier the manning of British ships by lascar crews
Example sentencesExamples
- The British officers were buried in the main part of the cemetery but the bodies of the thirty-one Lascar crew members went to the rear of the cemetery in a mass grave.
- The Merchant Shipping Act of 1823 replaced bonding with a law that confined Lascars to East India Company boarding houses and threatened those who did not board the next ship home with imprisonment for vagrancy.
- With origins throughout the lands bordering the Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Malaya, Lascars had been employed by the East India Company for centuries.
- The following year, the Lascar crew of the Australia were locked in a shed on a Melbourne wharf under guard until they too were shipped out.
- Winder provides a backstage version of British history, with fascinating descriptions of how poor immigrants arrived from across the world, including Lascars, Chinese and Gypsies.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Portuguese lascari, from Urdu and Persian laškarī ‘soldier’, from laškar ‘army’.

单词	lascar
释义	Definition of lascar in English: lascar noun ˈlaskəˈlaskər dated A sailor from India or SE Asia. as modifier the manning of British ships by lascar crews Example sentencesExamples With origins throughout the lands bordering the Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Malaya, Lascars had been employed by the East India Company for centuries. The British officers were buried in the main part of the cemetery but the bodies of the thirty-one Lascar crew members went to the rear of the cemetery in a mass grave. Winder provides a backstage version of British history, with fascinating descriptions of how poor immigrants arrived from across the world, including Lascars, Chinese and Gypsies. The Merchant Shipping Act of 1823 replaced bonding with a law that confined Lascars to East India Company boarding houses and threatened those who did not board the next ship home with imprisonment for vagrancy. The following year, the Lascar crew of the Australia were locked in a shed on a Melbourne wharf under guard until they too were shipped out. Origin Early 17th century: from Portuguese lascari, from Urdu and Persian laškarī 'soldier', from laškar 'army'. Rhymes Alaska, Madagascar, Nebraska Definition of lascar in US English: lascar nounˈlaskər dated A sailor from India or Southeast Asia. as modifier the manning of British ships by lascar crews Example sentencesExamples The British officers were buried in the main part of the cemetery but the bodies of the thirty-one Lascar crew members went to the rear of the cemetery in a mass grave. The Merchant Shipping Act of 1823 replaced bonding with a law that confined Lascars to East India Company boarding houses and threatened those who did not board the next ship home with imprisonment for vagrancy. With origins throughout the lands bordering the Indian Ocean, from Mozambique to Malaya, Lascars had been employed by the East India Company for centuries. The following year, the Lascar crew of the Australia were locked in a shed on a Melbourne wharf under guard until they too were shipped out. Winder provides a backstage version of British history, with fascinating descriptions of how poor immigrants arrived from across the world, including Lascars, Chinese and Gypsies. Origin Early 17th century: from Portuguese lascari, from Urdu and Persian laškarī ‘soldier’, from laškar ‘army’.
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