palikar
noun
pal·i·kar
\ˈpaləˌkär\
variants: less commonly
palicar
\ˈpaləˌkär\Definition of palikar
-s
1 : a Greek or Albanian soldier in the pay of the sultan of Turkey
2 : a soldier of the Greek militia in the war of independence (1821–28) against Turkey
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Origin and Etymology of palikar
New Greek palikari, pallēkari youth, from Late Greek pallikarion page, diminutive of pallēk-, pallēx young man or woman
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