wallah
Plural: wallahs
Noun
- A person engaged in a particular occupation or activity.
- usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing
- "a kitchen wallah"
- "the book wallah"
- A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
- Ellipsis of competition wallah.
- A guy or bloke.
Adv
- by God (Allah); may God be my witness. Used in making a solemn oath
Intj
- Voilà.
Examples
- The "word-wallah" proudly displayed his mastery of obscure vocabulary in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
Scrabble Score: 12
wallah: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwallah: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wallah: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
wallah: valid Words With Friends Word