asker

Meaning

1. soldier (any member of a military, regardless of specialty or rank)
2. military service, especially of conscription
3. private (soldier of the lowest rank)

Concepts

soldier

army

military

serviceman

warrior

private

manatarms

host

gl

sojer

Synonyms

er

ordu

savaşçı

cengaver

muharip

nefer

ordu mensubu

kabadayı

sü

koçak

cesur

Hyphenated as

as‧ker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑsˈcæɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: عسكر

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker)), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). Replaced the native word çeri.

Sentences

Seni dinliyorum asker .

I'm listening to you, soldier.

Saldırıda on yedi asker öldü .

Seventeen soldiers were killed in the attack.

Şu andaki asker sayısı ise on üç bin .

The current number of soldiers is thirteen thousand.

Asker , dövüşenler ne yapıyordu?

Soldier, what were the fighters doing?