hamal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hamal
1960–65; < Arabic hammāl porter, carrier, akin to hamala to carry
Example Sentences
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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
The hamal made the tiger-noises in twenty different keys.
From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard
The hamal is impracticable, and the chupprassees adhere to the party in power for the time being.
From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton
It was after sunset and the hamal had not yet lit the lamps, so that this pantry, a dark room at mid-day, was far from light at that time.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
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