Wallah

Definitions

1. A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
   India, North
2. Ellipsis of competition wallah.
   India, North, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical
3. A guy or bloke.
   British, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Kindly take⟳ one of my cigarettes, sir. Do you not admire my new silver case, sir? From the boxwallah, two rupees eight annas.”

CEFR level