wallah

wal·lah also wal·la  (wälä, wl)

n.

1. One employed in a particular occupation or activity: a kitchen wallah; rickshaw wallahs.

2. An important person in a particular field or organization: "the Ritz, a favorite haunt of Republican wallahs" (John Robinson).

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[From Hindi -vl, pertaining to, connected with.]

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wallah, walla [ˈwɒlə]

n

(usually in combination) Informal a person involved with or in charge of (a specified thing) the book wallah

[from Hindi -wālā from Sanskrit pāla protector]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wallah - usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah" Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

Translations

wallah [ˈwɒlə] N → hombre m (pej) → tío m, sujeto m
the ice-cream wallah → el hombre de los helados
the wallah with the beard → él de la barba

wallah

n (dated sl) → Typ m (inf)