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)

Hyphenated as

as‧ker

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑsˈcæɾ/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Asker , dövüşenler ne yapıyordu?

Soldier, what were the fighters doing?

Tatbikatta yaklaşık bin beş yüz asker görev aldı .

About 1,500 soldiers took part in the exercise.

Görev sırasında hiçbir asker hayatını kaybetmedi.

None of the troops died during the deployment.

Annem biraz mırın kırın ettikten sonra , açık bir asker arabasına yüklendik.

After my mother broke some murmurs, we loaded into an open troop car.