Etymology

puttywalla

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Today it means: A messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge. Full definition →

Hindi [Term?]
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  1. Hindi · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayputtywalla

From Hindi [Term?] (literally “one with a belt”); see puttee, wallah.

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