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wal·la

 (wä′lä, wŏl′ə)
n.
Variant of wallah.
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wal•lah

or wal•la

(ˈwɑ lɑ, -lə)

n., pl. -lahs or -las.
a person employed at or concerned with a particular thing, specified by the preceding word: a ticket wallah.
[1770–80; < Hindi -wālā]
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