(Frequently with capital initial.) An East Indian sailor.

slang. (A nickname for) a Scottish person, esp. a Scottish man. Frequently spec.: a Scottish soldier; a member of a Scottish regiment. Occasionally…

= lascar, n. 1. Obsolete.

A South Asian or South-east Asian sailor or deck-hand. Cf. lascar, n. 1. Now chiefly historical.

A Turkish sailor.

A Flushing vessel or sailor.

A seaman of Asian origin employed in the merchant service.

A sailor; an ordinary seaman. Cf. gobshite, n. 1.

U.S. An English ship; an English (or British) sailor; hence gen., an Englishman, a Briton. Also attributive.