A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, and other territories located to the east of the Cape of Good Hope, who were employed on European ships from the 16th century until the middle of the 20th century.
Laskar adalah kelasi atau milisi dari Asia Selatan, Asia Tenggara, dunia Arab, dan negeri-negeri lain di sebelah timur Tanjung Harapan, yang dipekerjakan di atas kapal-kapal Eropa sejak abad ke-16 sampai pertengahan abad ke-20.