hamal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hamal
1960–65; < Arabic hammāl porter, carrier, akin to hamala to carry
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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
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 Percival Christopher Wren
The hamal is impracticable, and the chupprassees adhere to the party in power for the time being.
From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken
"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 Rudyard Kipling
"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 Rudyard Kipling
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