syce
Americannoun
noun
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(formerly, in India) a servant employed to look after horses, drive carriages, etc
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(in Malaysia) a driver or chauffeur
Etymology
Origin of syce
1645–55; < Urdu sā'is < Arabic
Example Sentences
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“Here, Gholam Ali,” he called back over his shoulder to the syce.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
I had a syce or groom who passed by the name of Lal Biro.
From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant
A bearer came with Finnerty's helmet and a leather belt in which hung a .45 Webley revolver; a saddled horse swung around the bungalow, led by a running syce.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
The syce in an instant had the reins of the bridle round the pony's neck, and would have held him fast had not he been lifted off his feet by the latter's rearing up.
From To Lhassa at Last by Millington, Powell
At last my pony with his syce and the missing kit arrived, and I was enabled to start for Gnatong the next day.
From To Lhassa at Last by Millington, Powell
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