hamal

American  

[huh-mahl, -mawl] / həˈmɑl, -ˈmɔl /

Or hammal

noun

1. (in some Muslim countries) a porter.

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hamal British  

/ həˈmɑːl /

noun

1. (in Middle Eastern countries) a porter, bearer, or servant

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Etymology

Origin of hamal

1960–65; < Arabic hammāl porter, carrier, akin to hamala to carry

Example Sentences

He has laid a veneer of American-style street smarts on the skills of the hamal, or dock walloper, who learned survival on the wharves of Turkish Constantinople.

From Time Magazine Archive

As for the hamal, she is tired of fighting with him. 

From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

"When I was in my father's house, I was in a better place." hey were putting Punch to bed—the ayah and the hamal, and Meeta, the big Surti boy with the red and gold turban.

From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard

He orders about the other servants with a fuller voice than before, and when anyone calls for a chair, he no longer brings one himself, but commands the hamal to do so. 

From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

"Meeta and the ayah and the hamal and Bhini-in-the-Garden, and the salaam-Captain-Sahib-snake-man."

From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard