wallah
/wah-lah, -luh/US // ˈwɑ lɑ, -lə //UK // (ˈwɒlə) //
胡言乱语,胡说八道,胡拉,胡扯
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Indian English.
- : a person in charge of, employed at, or concerned with a particular thing: a book wallah; a ticket wallah.
Examples
Malcolm understood instantly that his native companion had found the ekka-wallah more communicative.
Mr. Fumigator-Wallah is not the least busy of the more retiring members of a war-hospital staff.
There may be many who will readily disagree with my disparagement of the Indian Jadoo-wallah.
A box wallah with his attendant coolie, staggering under the weight of a huge box of Manchester goods, hurries by.
"Ah, yes; but your wallah frequently falls asleep at his work," you remark to the resident.
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