"pot-walloper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pot-walloper.ogg [Australia] Forms: pot-wallopers [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of potwaller, after wallop. Etymology templates: {{m|en|potwaller}} potwaller, {{m|en|wallop}} wallop Head templates: {{en-noun}} pot-walloper (plural pot-wallopers)
  1. (now historical) A potwaller. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-pot-walloper-en-noun-3zAvnh4H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
  2. (US, slang, dated) One who cleans pots; a scullion. Tags: US, dated, slang
    Sense id: en-pot-walloper-en-noun-Ye8FTSAF Categories (other): American English

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