sowarn.

Brit.

/səˈwɑː/, U.S.

/səˈwɑr/, Indian English /səˈʋaːr/

Forms: α. sowar. β. sooar, suwar, sewar.

Etymology: Urdu (Persian) sawār horseman.

Anglo-Indian.

A native horseman or mounted orderly, policeman, etc.; a native trooper, esp. one belonging to the irregular cavalry.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier > irregular

silladar1802

sowar1802

rough1853

rough-rider1877

rougher1901

α.

1802 in C. James New Mil. Dict.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xiv. 324 The lighted match of the Sowar, or horseman, who rode before him.

1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 336 When a palanquin is escorted by a sowar, the sowar..rides on and gives notice that a lady, or gentleman,..is coming.

1883 F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs v. 92 The verandah, however, was crowded with servants and sowars.

β. 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 172 A wild hog, which ran as hard as it could, away from us, pursued by a Sooar.1834 A. Prinsep Baboo I. viii. 125 My practised ear immediately knew that it was a single Suwar.1844 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 435 A troop of sewars is generally placed under the orders of the collector of each district, for the purpose of carrying despatches, escort duty, &c.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2022).

单词	sowar
释义	sowarn. Brit. /səˈwɑː/, U.S. /səˈwɑr/, Indian English /səˈʋaːr/ Forms: α. sowar. β. sooar, suwar, sewar. Etymology: Urdu (Persian) sawār horseman. Anglo-Indian. A native horseman or mounted orderly, policeman, etc.; a native trooper, esp. one belonging to the irregular cavalry. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > mounted soldier > irregular silladar1802 sowar1802 rough1853 rough-rider1877 rougher1901 α. 1802 in C. James New Mil. Dict. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. xiv. 324 The lighted match of the Sowar, or horseman, who rode before him. 1859 J. Lang Wanderings in India 336 When a palanquin is escorted by a sowar, the sowar..rides on and gives notice that a lady, or gentleman,..is coming. 1883 F. M. Crawford Mr. Isaacs v. 92 The verandah, however, was crowded with servants and sowars. β. 1819 Sporting Mag. 4 172 A wild hog, which ran as hard as it could, away from us, pursued by a Sooar.1834 A. Prinsep Baboo I. viii. 125 My practised ear immediately knew that it was a single Suwar.1844 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 435 A troop of sewars is generally placed under the orders of the collector of each district, for the purpose of carrying despatches, escort duty, &c. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online September 2022). < n.1802
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