Bashi-Bazoukn.

Brit.

/ˌbaʃɪbəˈzuːk/, U.S.

/ˈˌbæʃibəˈzuk/

Etymology: modern Turkish; lit. ‘one whose head is turned.’

1. A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage brutality.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary > specific

Suisse1775

Pindari1782

Bashi-Bazouk1859

1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 302/1 The Bashi-Bazouks bolted, and dashing in amongst the Turkish regulars, put them to the rout too.

1861 E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepulchres II. xvii. 60 Bashi-Bazouk, the generic name given to any of the Arabs of this country who attached themselves to the government and fought for pay.

2. figurative. An ‘irregular,’ a skirmisher.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > skirmisher

courier1523

skirmisher1565

straggler1589

bickerer1611

tirailleur1796

voltigeur1805

Bashi-Bazouk1855

1855 A. Wynter Curiosities of Civilisation II. 404 The Bashi-Bazouks of private establishments.

1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 33 Hard-working boys are these juvenile Bashi-Bazouks of the newspaper trade.

Derivatives

Bashi-Baˈzoukery n. Bashi-Bazouks collectively, their habits, etc.

ΚΠ

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Mar. 1/2 His government was a system of Bashi-Bazoukery plus slave-raiding..The Bashi-Bazoukery from Brunei ceased to trouble the tribes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bashi-bazouk
释义	Bashi-Bazoukn. Brit. /ˌbaʃɪbəˈzuːk/, U.S. /ˈˌbæʃibəˈzuk/ Etymology: modern Turkish; lit. ‘one whose head is turned.’ 1. A mercenary soldier belonging to the skirmishing or irregular troops of the Turkish army; notorious for their lawlessness, plundering, and savage brutality. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary > specific Suisse1775 Pindari1782 Bashi-Bazouk1859 1859 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 302/1 The Bashi-Bazouks bolted, and dashing in amongst the Turkish regulars, put them to the rout too. 1861 E. A. Beaufort Egypt. Sepulchres II. xvii. 60 Bashi-Bazouk, the generic name given to any of the Arabs of this country who attached themselves to the government and fought for pay. 2. figurative. An ‘irregular,’ a skirmisher. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > skirmisher courier1523 skirmisher1565 straggler1589 bickerer1611 tirailleur1796 voltigeur1805 Bashi-Bazouk1855 1855 A. Wynter Curiosities of Civilisation II. 404 The Bashi-Bazouks of private establishments. 1861 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 33 Hard-working boys are these juvenile Bashi-Bazouks of the newspaper trade. Derivatives Bashi-Baˈzoukery n. Bashi-Bazouks collectively, their habits, etc. ΚΠ 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 Mar. 1/2 His government was a system of Bashi-Bazoukery plus slave-raiding..The Bashi-Bazoukery from Brunei ceased to trouble the tribes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1855
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