A lascar (Lashkar, Laskar) (لشکر) and (Bengali ) was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian Subcontinent or other countries east of the
Kaynak: Lascar

The first recorded presence of a lascar (Indian seaman) in Fiji was by Peter Dillon , a sandalwood trader in Fiji. The lascar survived
Kaynak: Lascars in Fiji