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lascar
las·car [ láskər ] (plural las·cars) or Las·car [ láskər ] (plural Las·cars)


noun 
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Indian sailor: a South or Southeast Asian sailor, army servant, or artilleryman ( dated )

[Early 17th century. < Persian, Urdu laškarī "soldier" < laškar "army, camp"]
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