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

Now hamal," said the fainting woman, the more immediate danger confronted, "bring another lamp very quickly and put it on the shelf.

From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher

Scarcely had we returned, indeed, before another patient hamal knocked, lugging the hapless bird.

From Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them by Ruhl, Arthur

My last Boy was curiously scrupulous about the truth, and would rarely tell a lie, even to shield himself from blame, though he would do so to get the hamal into a scrape.

From Behind the Bungalow by Aitken, Edward Hamilton

A peacock reposing majestically in the arms of a patient hamal appeared at the front door, a souvenir for "his excellency."

From Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them by Ruhl, Arthur