puttywalla

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noun

A messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.

OriginHindi [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounputtywalla (plural puttywallas)

plural puttywallas · alternative puttywallah

  1. IndiahistoricalA messenger or orderly attached to an office, and bearing a belt and brass badge.

Origin

  1. Hindi[Term?]
  2. Englishputtywalla

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

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APA

puttywalla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttywalla

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“puttywalla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttywalla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puttywalla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttywalla.

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