lascar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an East Indian sailor
  2. noun a volcano in the Andes in Chile

WordNet

Las"car noun
Etymology
Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.
Definitions
  1. A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower. East Indies

Webster 1913