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What is another word for Syce?

Pronunciation: [sˈa͡ɪs] (IPA)

Syce, a primarily British term, refers to a groom or a horse attendant. Synonyms for this word can vary depending on the region or language used. In India, syce can be called a wallah, meaning a person who deals with a specific kind of work or task. Other terms that can be used include groom, stableman, horseman, horsekeeper, equerry, and equine attendant. In North America, one can also use the word stablehand, while in Australia, one can use the term stable attendant. Regardless of what term is used, a syce refers to a person responsible for the care and upkeep of horses.
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Margaret turned to her Syce.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
Just now the head of Deenah bent low over the open pack, the movement of his hand instantly drawing and filling the eye of the trader from Kabul; and then it was that the Sahiba's Syce, who was a huge man, materialised a lakri from under his long cotton tunic-the lakri being a stick of olive-wood from High Himalaya and very hard.
"Son of Power"
Will Levington Comfort and Zamin Ki Dost
Smaller carriages followed till you come down to victorias with perhaps just one Syce.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch

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