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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There was Mr. Isaacs, the head clerk, with a red-coated chaprassi and a syce also mounted, who accompanied us on a visit to two monasteries further up the valley.
From Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 by Howard-Bury, Charles Kenneth
We sent our kit on ahead, and also my syce, who was mounted on a mule, in charge of part of the mounted infantry postmen.
From To Lhassa at Last by Millington, Powell
A pressure of the hand, and she turned her pony and rode away at a walk, the syce following.
From The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan by Mitford, Bertram
One of the most novel and interesting sights which attracts the traveller's attention when he first arrives in Egypt is the syce running before the horses as they go through the narrow, closely packed streets.
From Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
"What about the syce; perhaps the leopard nailed him?" the captain asked solicitously.
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
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