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Definition of Sowar
1. n. In India, a mounted soldier.
Definition of Sowar
1. Noun. (historical India) A soldier on horseback, specially one during the British Raj. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sowar
1. a mounted native soldier in India [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sowar
Literary usage of Sowar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"... he rode away from the staff and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with a Sikh
sowar, who was threatening to attack the commander-in-chief and his escort, ..."
2. Men and Women of the Time: A Dictionary of Contemporaries by G. Washington Moon (1891)
"31, 1858, whilst advancing upon the enemy's position at daybreak, pushed on, with
one orderly sowar, upon a 0-pounder gun that was commanding one of the ..."
3. Fifty Years' Reminiscences of India: A Retrospect of Travel, Adventure and by Fitz William Thomas Pollok (1896)
"... of a young sowar—Habits of elephants—Anecdotes—Elephants do not breed in
captivity—Difficulty of finding a good shekar elephant—Mahouts—Their duties ..."
4. The Defence of Lucknow: A Diary, Recording the Daily Events During the Siege by Thomas Fourness Wilson (1858)
"About 9 PM a Seikh sowar of the 3rd Oude Irregular Cavalry came in by the Seikh
battery. His having been permitted to pass the enemy's outposts induced a ..."
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