Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lascar \Las"car\, n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior
   artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]
   A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial
   employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower.
   [East Indies]

Source : WordNet®

lascar
     n 1: an East Indian sailor
     2: a volcano in the Andes in Chile