sepoy
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- noun
- /ˈsiːpɔɪ/
- Archaic
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sepoy
- On a June night in 1857, one of the spies the suspicious British officers had planted within the regiment reported to the Brigadier that the sepoys planned an uprising the following day.
- Indian sepoys
- sepoys and British
- sepoy soldiers
Examples
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Pack the sepoys in their own transport wagons.
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Let's see how their dog sepoys deal with what you have in store, little man.
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Follow me, Calm Run, sepoy dogs!
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If it's that sepoy you mean...
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Every man will have a chance for vindication, not only for himself and for his regiment, but for every sepoy in India.
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Indian officers had convicted the two sepoys and sentenced them to death.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jowett's wife and child, Elsa, the sepoys' families.
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That night, when the officers ordered a regimental inspection, they found two sepoys with loaded muskets.
Fiction book (1999) -
Anyhow, it's not to be stolen by sepoys, gyppos or boongs, you understand, Jacko?
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During the colonial period, each sepoy received training to assist British commanders in various military operations.
Synonyms
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2.6
A man who serves in the military
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9.9
A soldier or police officer who served under European command in East Africa
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sepoy comes from the Hindi and Urdu word sipahi, which means 'soldier'. During British rule in India it was used for Indian men who served under European officers, so a sepoy is literally a local soldier serving under foreign command.