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Definition of Cameleers
1. cameleer [n] - See also: cameleer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cameleers
Literary usage of Cameleers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Narrative of the British Mission to Theodore, King of Abyssinia: With by Hormuzd Rassam (1869)
"... Features of the country —Wahne — Reception by the King's deputy — Troublesome
cameleers ... several of the cameleers had bolted with their animals. ..."
2. The Story of the Captives: A Narrative of the Events of Mr. Rassam's Mission by Henry Blanc (1868)
"The cameleers, having unladen their camels, were going to depart, when a servant
of one of the officers sent to receive us by his Majesty arrived. ..."
3. A narrative of captivity in Abyssinia: With Some Account of the Late Emperor by Henry Jules Blanc (1868)
"As the cameleers were passing close to the village, on a given signal ... I can
understand the difficulties the cameleers raised, as the road is exceedingly ..."
4. The Syrian Christ by Abraham Mitrie Rihbany (1916)
"By bribing the cameleers with gifts of grapes, figs, raisins, or any other sweets,
for which the craving of the Bedouins is proverbial, we were allowed to ..."
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