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wallah

wal·lah [ wóllə ] (plural wal·lahs) or wal·la [ wóllə ] (plural wal·las)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody responsible for something: somebody in charge of something or associated with a particular service or occupation ( dated informal )
a legal wallah

[Late 18th century. Via Hindi -vālā "(somebody) responsible for something or some duty" < Sanskrit pālaka "keeper"]
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