askar

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UK/ˈæskə/US/ˈæskɚ//asˈkɛə(ɹ)//ˈaskaɾ/

noun

A native infantryman in the Moroccan army.

OriginMoroccan Arabic عَسْكَر →
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Meanings

askar1

nounaskar (plural askar or askars)

plural askars

  1. A native infantryman in the Moroccan army.

askar2

nounaskar (countable and uncountable, plural askar or askars)

plural askars

  1. Multicultural London EnglishcountableslanguncountablePolice.

    Askars on the block and somebody's getting booked again

    2021 December 16, Mastermind, “Optimus Primus”, 0:29
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    Back out my rambo blade, shit, I just seen askar, gotta move diggy

    2019 April 24, Richi of MaliStrip, “Mobbin’”

    I was told go put in my all, I can't leave one foot out the mud Whether it's jugg, trap and opp block banging, run if I see askar

    2020 January 18, “Routine”, (CGE) MA (lyrics), 2:20

    Headshot ends cuts way too flizz I’ve just seen bare askar in the strizz

    2024 September 2, “Niz” (0:34 from the start), Liz (lyrics)

Askar3

proper nounAskar (plural Askars)

plural Askars · alternative Ashkar

  1. A surname from Arabic.

Origin

askar · noun

  1. Moroccan Arabicعَسْكَر“soldiers”
  2. Englishaskar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers”).

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askar · noun

  1. Arabicعَسْكَر
  2. Somaliaskar
  3. Englishaskar

Borrowed from Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

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Askar · proper noun

  1. Arabicعسكر“army”
  2. EnglishAskar

Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with askar

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Sounds the same

asker

Anagrams

karasSakarRaskaSkaarkasraaraksSakra
Cite this entry
APA

askar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askar

MLA

“askar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “askar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/askar.

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