noun
also pal·i·car ˈpaləˌkär
( -s )
Etymology: New Greek palikari, pallēkari youth, from Late Greek pallikarion page, diminutive of pallēk-, pallēx young man or woman
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