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• wallah — UK [ˈwɒlə] / US [ˈwɑlə] noun [countable] Word forms wallah : singular wallah plural wallahs Indian English someone who is responsible for a particular activity or who does a particular job a ticket wallah …   English dictionary

• wallah — /wah lah, leuh/, n. Anglo Indian. a person in charge of, employed at, or concerned with a particular thing (used in combination): a book wallah; a ticket wallah. [1770 80; < Hindi wala suffix of relation] * * * …   Universalium

• wallah — wal|lah [ walə ] noun count INDIAN ENGLISH someone who is responsible for a particular activity or does a particular job: a ticket wallah …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wallah —    (WAH lah) [Anglo Indian, from a Hindi suffix: man] A person engaged in or in charge of a particular occupation or activity; used in combination, as in “the ticket wallah.” …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• wallah — wal•lah or walla [[t]ˈwɑ lɑ, lə[/t]] n. pl. lahs or las raj a person employed at or concerned with a particular thing, specified by the preceding word: a ticket wallah[/ex] • Etymology: 1770–80; < Hindi wālā …   From formal English to slang

• wallah — n. orig. Anglo Ind., now sl. 1 a person concerned with or in charge of a usu. specified thing, business, etc. (asked the ticket wallah). 2 a person doing a routine administrative job; a bureaucrat. Etymology: Hindi wala suffix = ER(1) …   Useful english dictionary

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